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Snyder, John W. (John Wesley), 1895-1985

President Harry S. Truman Announces the Surrender of Japan

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the assembled reporters. Seated on couch, left to right: David Niles (wearing round glasses, seated on the arm of the couch); Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Samuel Rosenman, Special Counsel; and John W. Snyder, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Also pictured: Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind President Truman, right) and Attorney General Tom Clark (standing, second from right). All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1. Same as 73-2017.

Leaving the White House after a Cabinet Meeting

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet walk down the sidewalk as they depart from a Cabinet meeting at the White House. From left to right, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Vice President Alben Barkley, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

Official Cabinet Photograph

This is an official photo of President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet. Seated around the table from left to right, are: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Assistant to the President John Steelman, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark.

Official Cabinet Photograph

This official Cabinet photograph is signed by all those pictured. Seated from left to right around the table are: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

Dr. Edwin G. Nourse Reports to the Cabinet

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.

Leaving the White House After a Cabinet Meeting

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet stand outside the White House as they leave following a Cabinet meeting. From left to right: Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.