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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

Truman and Party on U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Standing in front of airplanes, from left to right: Captain Taylor, unidentified, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Wallace Graham, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, William Hassett, President Harry S. Truman, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke (partly obscured), John Steelman, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, and unidentified. They are aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt, during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

President Truman and members of his cabinet at the White House

President Harry S. Truman poses with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise: Secretary of Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Assistant to the President John Steelman, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Similar to 70-1113.

Truman Addresses Joint Session of Congress

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding wage and price controls. Seated front row, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Claude Pepper; Senator George Aiken; Senator Elbert Thomas; Senator Homer Capehart; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Clyde Reed; Senator Kenneth Wherry; Senator Robert Taft; Senator Alben Barkley; Senator Wallace White; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; Postmaster General Robert E.

Prime Minister Attlee Addressing Joint Session of Congress

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee addresses a joint session of Congress. Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right) are seated directly behind the Prime Minister. Also present are (from left to right in the front row): Secretary of War James Forrestal, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.

Truman and Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Truman and Cabinet Members at Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated around the table, from left to right: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man (back to camera).

Truman and Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.