Finletter, Thomas Knight, 1893-1980
Portrait of Thomas K. Finletter
Portrait of Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force from 1950-53.
President Truman with Air Policy Commission
President Harry S. Truman (seated) with the members of the Air Policy Commission. Standing, from left to right: Palmer Hoyt, George Baker, John McCone, S. Paul Johnston, Thomas K. Finletter, and Arthur Whiteside.
Portrait of Thomas Finletter
Portrait of Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force.
Former President Truman Greets Governor G. Mennen Williams at Podium
Former President Harry S. Truman (left) greets Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan at the podium. Both men are in attendance at the banquet honoring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It is also a fund raiser for the Democratic Party. It was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. Thomas K. Finletter and comedian Mort Sahl (right) are in the background. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.
Former President Truman Shaking Hands with Stuart Symington at Eleanor Roosevelt Banquet
A banquet is being held to honor former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. It is a fund raising event for the Democratic party. Former President Harry S. Truman (left at the podium) shakes hands with Missouri Senator Stuart Symington. In the background are, left to right: Thomas Finletter, comedian Mort Sahl, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, and Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.