Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

President Harry S. Truman at 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 are: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman with his Cabinet and other top advisors, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Ambassador Averell Harriman; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (right) at an air show at Andrews Air Force Base. Others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

View of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Standing in the center from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. All others are unidentified.

View of table at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Left to right, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and an unidentified man. All others in background are unidentified.

Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (left) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal (right), with others looking on. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington after winning the election of 1948.

President Harry S. Truman with members of the National Security Council. From left to right, clockwise around the table: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Sidney Souers; National Security Resources Board Chairman Arthur M. Hill; Director of Central Intelligence Roscoe Hillenkoetter; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Truman; Under Secretary of the Navy W. John Kenney. The two men seated at the back are Major General A.

President Harry S. Truman with members of the National Security Council. From left to right, clockwise around the table: Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Sidney Souers; National Security Resources Board Chairman Arthur M. Hill; Director of Central Intelligence Roscoe Hillenkoetter; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Truman; Under Secretary of the Navy W. John Kenney. The two men seated at the back are Major General A.