Cabinet officers

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. All others unidentified.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left), Major Ruth Fowler of the Women's Army Corps (center) and Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Elsie Valier of the WAVES (right) at the Greeting Card Industry's annual "Christmas in July" Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria. Hannegan, Fowler, and Valier are pointing at a sign advertising the sending of Christmas gifts overseas for soldiers during the month September 15 to October 15 so the packages arrive by Christmas.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, sixth from left) looks on as President Galo Plaza of Ecuador accepts the key to the city of Washington, D.C. at ceremonies welcoming him to the United States. Also present is Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (fourth from left). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (fifth from right) and President Galo Plaza of Ecuador (fourth from right) stand at ceremonies welcoming President Plaza to the United States. Also present is Secretary of State Dean Acheson (fifth from left). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, fifth from left) and President Galo Plaza of Ecuador (sixth from left) listen to remarks at ceremonies welcoming President Plaza to the United States. Also present are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left), Mrs. Rosario Plaza (sixth from right), and Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson (fifth from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, sixth from left) and President Galo Plaza of Ecuador (seventh from left) listen to remarks at ceremonies welcoming President Plaza to the United States. Also present is Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (fourth from left). All others unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet participate in welcoming ceremonies for President Galo Plaza of Ecuador at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: Vice President Alben Barkley, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J.

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (background, second from left) and others await the arrival of President Galo Plaza of Ecuador at Washington National Airport. In the foreground on the right is Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. In the background at the extreme right is General Harry Vaughan. All others unidentified.

Officials wait to greet President Galo Plaza of Ecuador upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. On the right is Secretary of State Dean Acheson.