President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right).
President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right).
Holding his first press conference since recovering from a long illness, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R-Mich.) today told newsmen that Communist China must demonstrate its competent control as well as its willingness to observe the rules of International Law before it can qualify for recognition. From: Beth Gore.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg at the United Nations General Assembly Budgetary Committee meeting at Lake Success. He told the Committee that a proposal of fifty percent U. S. share was entirely inadequate to the total consideration which should be given international assessments. From: Beth Gore.