Nourse, Edwin Griswold, 1883-1974

President Harry S. Truman is seen here with his Cabinet and Special Economic Advisory Council. L-R (seated): Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark. L-R (standing): Leon Keyserling, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, John Steelman, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, and General Philip Fleming.

President Truman meets with members of the Council of Economic Advisors. From left to right: Leon H. Keyserling, Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, John Davidson Clark, President Harry S. Truman, and Judge Bennett Champ Clark.

The Council of Economic Advisors working on the President's Midyear Economic Report in the Cabinet Room of the White House. [L to R]: Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to the President; David E. Bell, Special Assistant in the White House Office; Leon H. Keyserling, Vice Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors; Robert C. Turner, consultant on the White House staff; Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors; and John D. Clark, member of the Council. Same as photo 73-3208.

Shown seated left to right: James E. Webb, Dr. Edwin Nourse, Senator Clinton Anderson, John R. Steelman, and Averell Harriman. John Steelman has signed the front of the photograph with the following inscription, "To my friend, associate and great Budget Director, James E. Webb with all good wishes. John R. Steelman 11/17/47"

Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, head of the President's Special Economic Advisory Council, reports to the Cabinet that rationing and price controls are essential to the success of the food conservation program through which the United States is called upon to aid starving Europe. In the front row, from left to right, pictured are Acting Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark.

President Harry S. Truman congratulates the newly-sworn in members of the Council of Economic Advisors. From left to right: Leon H. Keyserling; Dr. Edwin G. Nourse; John Davidson Clark; President Truman and Judge Bennet Champ Clark of the United States Court of Appeals.

A group of economic advisors meet in the office of John R. Steelman, Assistant to the President. From left to right: James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors; and John R. Steelman.

A group of economic advisors meet in the office of John R. Steelman, Assistant to the President. From left to right: James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget; Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; John R. Steelman; and Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman.