Young, John Russell, 1882-1967

French President Vincent Auriol (standing) giving a speech at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during welcoming ceremonies being held in his honor. Seated on the left side of the podium, from left to right: Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and an unidentified man. Seated on the right side of the podium is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) with District Commissioner John R. Young (standing, right) during ceremonies welcoming President Auriol to Washington, D.C. Young is presenting Auriol with a key to the city. Seated on the right is First Lady Bess W. Truman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.

Welcoming ceremonies in honor of French President Vincent Auriol. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, French President Auriol, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified men. In the second row are Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (left of Acheson), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (between Marshall and Truman), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (between Truman and Auriol, partly obscured).

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and District Commissioner John R. Young.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified man. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (mostly obscured), Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson (behind Truman and Auriol), French President Auriol, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others are unidentified.

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla addresses the crowd at a ceremony where he received the key to the city during his visit to Washington, D.C. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified, President Truman, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young (handing key to Videla), unidentified man, First Lady of Chile Rosa Gonzalez Videla, and First Lady Bess W. Truman (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young (standing) presenting Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla (fourth from left) the key to the city during his visit to Washington. President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (extreme left) are also in attendance.

President Harry S. Truman and President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile during ceremonies welcoming the Chilean President to Washington, D.C. From left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified, President Truman, President Gonzalez Videla, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified. Standing in the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison (behind Acheson, partly obscured) and General Harry Vaughan (behind President Truman, eyes closed). All others are unidentified.