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Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992

Participants in "Battle Report - Washington" Program Pose for a Photograph

Participants in the "Battle Report - Washington" program pose for a photograph on the set of the show. Standing, from left to right: Ted Ayers; John D. Hickerson; Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, John R. Steelman, producer of the show for the Truman Administration; Under Secretary of State James Webb. David Brinkley, the NBC newsman, is seated at the desk.

Cabinet Members Greet the Princess and Duke

Secretary of the Interior, Oscar Chapman (head of receiving line), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (second in line, partly obscured) greet Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (back to camera, second from right) and Princess Elizabeth (back to camera, right) while President Harry S. Truman (right) looks on. Also pictured, back to camera: Margaret Truman (left); and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left). Under Secretary of State, James E. Webb, stands in center in the receiving line. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Truman Congratulates Harriman

President Harry S. Truman (center) congratulates W. Averell Harriman (left) upon his swearing-in as new Director of the Mutual Security Agency after an Oval Office ceremony. Chief Justice Fred Vinson looks on (right). Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (second from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (second from right), and John Steelman (right). All others are unidentified.

Harriman Sworn in as Mutual Security Director

Cameras gather in the Oval Office around President Harry S. Truman (center), W. Averell Harriman (left), and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) as Harriman takes the oath as new director of the Mutual Security Agency. Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (fourth from left, partly obscured), Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (fifth from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (third from right), and John Steelman (second from right). All others are unidentified.

Review Stand of Armed Forces Day Parade

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries on the reviewing stand during an Armed Forces Day parade. From left to right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, the President, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. Seated in the second row are, from left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (partly obscured by Johnson), unidentified man, and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer. All others are unidentified.

Truman Receiving Report from United Nations Committee Members

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) in the Oval Office, receiving a report on the work of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), prepared by the United States Committee for UNICEF. From left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; the President; Mary (Mrs. Oswald B.) Lord, chairman of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF; Miss Katharine Lenroot, chief of the Children's Bureau and U.S. delegate to UNICEF; and Dallas Dort, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.