Guests attending a retirement reception and dinner held in honor of General and Mrs. Wade H. Haislip at the Officers Club at Fort McNair. The dinner was hosted by General and Mrs. J. Lawton Collins. Among those in attendance are Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (outside of left table, eighth and ninth from left); Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter (outside of left table, tenth from left); Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace, Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett, Mrs. Wade H.
Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House with President Harry S. Truman (left foreground), during a presentation of a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) to Nimitz. Others looking on include the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (third from the left, second row); General George C. Marshall (fourth from left); Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Admiral Nimitz); Margaret Truman (fourth from right, in background); other members of the Nimitz family and other unidentified officials.
Admiral Chester Nimitz (right foreground) speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House with President Harry S. Truman (left foreground), during a presentation of a Gold Star (in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal) to Nimitz. Others looking on include the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal (third from the left, second row); General George C. Marshall (fourth from left); Mrs. Catherine Nimitz (between Truman and Admiral Nimitz); Margaret Truman (fourth from right, in background); other members of the Nimitz family and other unidentified officials.