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First Meeting of the Hoover Commission

59-1365-1 (untitled)
Accession Number
59-1365-1
6.5x8.5 inches
Black & White
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Keywords
Ex-presidents
Executive advisory bodies
Presidential advisors
Presidents
HST Keywords
Hoover Commission; Acheson, Dean - Truman Presidency; Truman - Dignitaries - Hoover, Herbert; Truman - Commissions - Hoover Commission
People Pictured
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Brown, Clarence James, 1895-1965
Flemming, Arthur S. (Arthur Sherwood), 1905-1996
Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969
Mead, George Houk, 1877-1963
Rowe, James H. (James Henry), 1909-1984
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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International News Photos

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Description
This is the first meeting of the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of Government, also known as the Hoover Commission. Standing, left to right: Representative Clarence J. Brown, James V. Forrestal, Arthur S. Flemming, James K. Pollock, Dean G. Acheson, James H. Rowe, and Representative Carter Manasco. Seated, from left to right: George Mead, former President Herbert Hoover, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph P. Kennedy, and Senator John F. McClellan. Same as 58-337 but less cropped.
Date(s)
September 29, 1947