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Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951

Truman sends delegates to Brazil

President Harry S. Truman at National Airport in Washington, D. C. to see off Secretary of State George Marshall and two delegates who are leaving to attend the Rio de Janeiro Conference of Foreign Ministers in Brazil. L to R: Warren Austin, U. S. Representative to the United Nations; President Truman; Secretary Marshall; and Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

President Harry S. Truman Sends Delegates to Brazil

President Harry S. Truman at National Airport in Washington, D. C., seeing off Secretary of State George Marshall and two delegates who are leaving to fly to Brazil to attend the Rio de Janeiro Conference of Foreign Ministers. From left to right: Carlos Martins, Brazilian Ambassador; President Truman; Secretary Marshall; Senator Arthur Vandenberg; and Warren Austin, U. S. Representative to the United Nations.

Truman sends delegates to Brazil

President Harry S. Truman sees off Secretary of State George Marshall and two delegates at National Airport in Washington, D. C. as they leave for Brazil to attend the Rio de Janeiro Conference of Foreign Ministers. From left to right: Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins; Warren Austin, U. S. Representative to the United Nations; President Truman, Secretary Marshall; and Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

Truman sending off delegates to Brazil

President Harry S. Truman is at the National Airport in Washington, D. C. where he is seeing off Secretary of State George Marshall and two delegates who are leaving to attend the Rio de Janeiro Conference of Foreign Ministers in Brazil. From left to right: Warren Austin, U. S. Representative to the United Nations; President Truman; Secretary Marshall; and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Michigan, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Truman addressing Congress

President Harry S. Truman as he addressed the Joint Session of the Special Session of the 80th Congress. This is the session that he stated he would call during his speech at the Democratic National Convention. Seated behind President Truman are Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (Republican-Michigan), President Pro Tempore of the Senate (left), and Representative Joseph W. Martin (Republican-Massachusetts), Speaker of the House (right).

Vandenberg speaking at airport

Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan speaking at the airport ceremony marking the departure of Secretary of State James Byrnes for the Paris Peace Conference, as President Truman, Senator Tom Connally of Texas, Secretary Byrnes (back of platform, left to right), and others look on. The Paris Peace Conference will consider treaties ending World War II.