Luckman, Charles, 1909-1999
Business, Labor and Farm Leaders
Various business, labor and farm leaders. L-R: Charles G. Mortimer, General Foods; Charles Luckman, Citizens Food Committee; Eugene Meyer, World Bank; John Steelman, Assistant to the President; John J. McCloy, World Bank; Harry A. Bullis, General Mills; and Reese H. Taylor, Union Oil Company.
Truman addressing food committee
President Harry S. Truman (center) addressing the special emergency citizens food conservation committee. Charles Luckman, Chairman of the committee, joins President Truman (right).
President Truman addressing food committee
President Harry S. Truman (standing) addressing the special emergency citizens food conservation committee. Charles Luckman, Chairman of the committee, joins President Truman (right).
Committee on World Food Crisis with President Harry S. Truman
The Committee on World Food Crisis meeting with President Harry S. Truman. Seated, left to right: Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, President Truman, and Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Citizens Food Committee. Standing, left to right: Robert Lovett, Norris E. Dodd, and John Steelman.
President Truman Receives Report on Civil Rights
President Harry S. Truman is receiving a report from the Committee on Civil Rights from Charles Wilson. Standing, from left to right: Roland B. Gittelsohn, Dr. Sadie T. Alexander, James B. Carey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Dorothy Rogers Tilly, Channing H. Tobias, Charles Wilson, Boris Shishkin, Charles Luckman, and Francis P. Matthews.
Committee on World Food Crisis
The Committee on World Food Crisis meeting with President Harry S. Truman. Seated, left to right: Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, President Truman, and Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Citizens Food Committee. Standing, left to right: Robert Lovett, Norris E. Dodd, and John Steelman.
President Truman preparing for T.V
President Harry S. Truman (left) with Charles Luckman (right), Chairman of the Citizens Food Committee. President Truman addressed the nation via television on the need to conserve food to send to Europe. This marked the first time that television cameras entered the White House to televise an event.
President Truman with members of the Committee on Civil Rights
President Harry S. Truman with the Special Committee on Civil Rights. They are posing in the oval office. L to R: Right Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; Channing Tobias, of New York City, Director of Phelps-Stokes Fund; Richard Potter, a guest not on the committee; Rabbi Roland G. Gittelsohn, Rockville Center, New York; Francis P. Matthews, Omaha, Nebraska; Morris Ernst, New York City; John S. Dickey (rear), President of Dartmouth College; James B. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer of the C.I.O.; Dr. Sadie Alexander, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; C. E.
Harry S. Truman with the Special Committee on Civil Rights
Harry S. Truman with the Special Committee on Civil Rights. They are posing in the oval office. L to R: Right Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; Channing Tobias, of New York City, Director of Phelps-Stokes Fund; Richard Potter, a guest not on the committee; Rabbi Roland G. Gittlesohn, Rockville Center, New York; Francis P. Matthews, Omaha, Nebraska; Morris Ernst, New York City; John S. Dickey (rear), President of Dartmouth College; James B. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer of the C.I.O.; Dr. Sadie Alexander, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; C. E.