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Pick, Lewis A. (Lewis Andrew), 1890-1956

President Truman's Remarks after Viewing the Flood Disaster in the Kansas City Area

Remarks of President Harry S. Truman after viewing the flood disaster in the Kansas City area. The President spoke at 5:45 p.m. at the airport in Grandview, Missouri, after viewing the disaster area from the air. His remarks were broadcast. Accompanying the President on the inspection trip were Charles E. Wilson, Director, Office of Defense Mobilization; Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, United States Army; Donald E. Smith, Director of the Kansas City Commodity Stabilization Office, Department of Agriculture; and Chester W.

President Truman and General Pick on a causeway at Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks with General Lewis A. Pick (right), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, on a causeway at the top of the Fort Peck Dam, Montana, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.