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Hickenlooper, Bourke Blakemore, 1896-1971

Dean Acheson and others at a conference relating to the draft tripartite treaty

Shown at a conference relating to the draft tripartite treaty among the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, are left to right, in the front row: Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, unidentified, Sen. John Sparkman, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. In the back row is John Foster Dulles, to the right and slightly behind Dean Acheson. The signing of the draft tripartite treaty, which was created from discussions that occurred between 1949 and 1951, was initialed in San Francisco, California, on July 12, 1951. (See 96-1182 and 96-1184.

Dean Acheson Signs a Draft Tripartite Treaty among the United States, Australia, and New Zealand

Secretary of State Dean Acheson is shown signing a draft tripartite treaty among the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Directly behind him (in a row) are John Foster Dulles, Sen. Alexander Wiley, and Sen. John Sparkman. The man in the back is Sen. H. Alexander Smith. Directly in front of Smith and to the right is Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper. The others are unidentified. The signing of the draft tripartite treaty, which was created from discussions that occurred between 1949 and 1951, was initialized in San Francisco, California, on July 21, 1951.

Dean Acheson arrives for the signing of a draft tripartite treaty

Shown arriving for the signing of a draft tripartite treaty by the United States, Australia, and New Zealand are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from front on right in circle) with hat in hand. John Foster Dulles is directly behind him; Sen. John Sparkman is sixth in the circle; and Sen Bourke B. Hickenlooper is eighth in the circle. Mrs. Acheson, wearing a fox stole, is in front facing the camera. The draft treaty, which was created from discussions that occurred between 1949 and 1951, was initialed in San Francisco, California, on July 12, 1951.

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.