Acme Newspictures

Undersecretary of State James E. Webb arrives at the State Department to take part in hurried conferences called to examine the situation in Korea where North Korea has launched attacks on South Korea.

James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State, (right) is shown with Averell Harriman and two other unidentified gentlemen. Harriman is the second from right.

James E. Webb of Oxford, N.C. is sworn in as Director of the Budget in ceremonies at the State Department on July 31, 1946. L to R: Mrs. James E. Webb; Captain Fred V. Webb, the Budget Director's brother; Webb; and Edgar R. Baker, Budget Bureau Staff Member, who administered the oath. "Proof" is handwritten across photo.

Harry S. Truman is shaking hands with George C. Marshall, outside a building.

Speaking on the nation-wide Democratic Women's Day broadcast were Mrs. George London, Mrs. Albert C. Hulihan, President Harry S. Truman, and Mrs. Elsie West. Donor: Democratic Digest

President Harry S. Truman bends down to shake hands with two-year-old Walter S. Hummel of Independence, Missouri, upon the President's arrival at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence to be the guest of honor at a victory rally staged by his fellow townsmen. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

President Harry S. Truman at a podium with William Boyle and Bess Truman (left to right), attending a banquet. Unidentified man is at extreme left. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential nominee, during dedication ceremonies at the New York International Airport (which became Idlewild Airport). In the background are (left to right): New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer; Colonel Robert Landry, the President's Air Aide; and New York City Postmaster Albert Goldman. Donor: Gordon H. Cole, The Machinist

On the eve of the balloting at the Republican National Convention, Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Mrs. Frances E. Dewey, with their sons Thomas, 15 (left) and John, 12, sit for an informal portrait in their suite at the Bellevue-Stratford.

With his wife, Mrs. Frances E. Dewey, beside him, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York waves to crowds as he takes the platform for his speech accepting the Republican Presidential nomination.