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Secretary of State Dean Acheson walks with others, who are unidentified, during the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks at the podium during the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson and unidentified others at the International Association of Machinists Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

President Truman, wearing his Veterans of Foreign Wars hat, receives the VFW Gold life membership card and a diamond VFW lapel button from Commander-in-Chief Frank C. Hilton at the VFW Congressional Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (with glasses) and Capt. Henrik Kurt Carlsen (front, right) hold and look at the VFW Distinguished Citizenship citation at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Congressional Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. In the background, left to right are John S. Fine, Governor of Pennsylvania; Brigadier General Robert Landry; unidentified; Major General Harry Vaughan; unidentified. This photo was sent to President Truman by Omar Ketchum, Director, Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

President Harry S. Truman gives a speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Congressional Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington D.C. Pictured at the table are (L to R) Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr., Governor John S. Fine (Pennsylvania), Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen, Brig. Gen. Robert B. Landry (Presidential Aide), President Truman (center), Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan (Military Aide to the President), Omar B. Ketchum (VFW National Legislative Director), and Hon. Tom Clark (Associate Justice, Supreme Court). Sent to President Truman by Omar Ketchum.