Morse, David A. (David Abner), 1907-1990

President Harry S. Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From left to right: Senator Alben Barkley; Assistant Secretary of Labor David Morse; Senator and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Perle Mesta, Co-Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; Wilson Wyatt, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson. Same as photo 77-436.

Portrait of David A. Morse. Mr. Morse was General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1945-1946; Department of Labor, Assistant Secretary, 1945-1947; Under Secretary, Department of Labor, 1947-1948; Acting Secretary of Labor, June-August, 1948; U. S. member, International Labor Office, Geneva, Switzerland, 1946-1948; Director General, International Labor Office, 1948-1970. Mr. Morse was a participant in the 1979 Conference sponsored by the Truman Library Institute entitled "The Economic Policies of the Truman Administration". Donor: David A. Morse.

Photo of David A. Morse (right), Director General of the International Labor Office, conferring with President Truman about putting into action his program for developing the backward areas of the world. Later he met with Trygve Lie and Directors of organizations participating in the U.S. to agree on an international program to provide technical assistance for undeveloped areas. From: Beth Gore.