Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988

Stuart Symington (right) and other unidentified men at the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Left to right: Unidentified man, Bess Truman, and Stuart Symington stand in grass at a Democratic picnic held at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Former Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman Daniel, Clifton Daniel, and Senator Stuart Symington at Inaugural Ceremonies for President John F. Kennedy. This photo is a duplicate of 95-159-02 and 95-159-03.

Photo of former President Harry S. Truman clasping the hands of other leading Democrats, taken at the "Black Tie" dinner during the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, in mid-July. Left to right are: G. Mennen Williams, Hubert Humphrey, Leroy Collins, former President Truman, John F. Kennedy, Pat Brown, and Stuart Symington. From: Frank Cullen, Jr., FCA Company, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet and other officials, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. From left to right around table: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Special Assistant to the President W.

President Harry S. Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signing H.R. 5632, the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system.

President Harry S. Truman, seated behind his desk, distributes pens he used to sign the National Security Act Amendments bill to assembled on-lookers. From left to right: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, unidentified, Congressman Dewey Short, Congressman Carl Vinson, Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray, unidentified, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, Under Secretary of Defense Stephen Early, and Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews.

President Harry S. Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system. Standing, from left to right: unidentified Army officer, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (leaning on desk) General Omar Bradley (mostly obscured by Johnson), unidentified Army officer, Congressman Dewey Short, Congressman Carl Vinson, Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray, unidentified, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington.

President Harry S. Truman is seated at his desk in the Oval Office, signing H.R. 5632, the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shaking hands with General Hoyt Vandenberg, as Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington (third from right) looks on. President Truman is attending an air show at Andrews Air Force Base. In the background are Admiral Robert Dennison (second from left, back to camera) and General Harry Vaughan (third from left). All others are unidentified.