Labor leaders

From his desk in the Oval Office of the White House, President Harry S. Truman (left) watches as John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers (right) and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (center) sign the new contracts that ended the coal miner strike. Vice Admiral Ben Moreell stands in the background, left. The other two men standing in the background are unidentified.

In the Oval Office of the White House, President Harry S. Truman (front-left) shakes hands with John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers. Secretary of the Interior, Julius Krug, shakes hands with John O'Leary. Vice Admiral Ben Moreell is in the background, center, and another unidentified man looks on, right. The moment commemorates the signing of a new labor contract with the coal miners that ended the strike begun in April, 1946.

CIO President Walter P. Reuther whispers in the ear of former President Harry S. Truman who is chortling at the remark at the annual Labor Day ceremonies in Detroit, Michigan. From: Houston Post.

E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. (center) sits with (from left to right) Edwin L. Dale, Jr., New York Times Washington Bureau; Walter P. Reuther, President - United Auto Workers; and Jerry M. Flint, New York Times Detroit correspondent. The interview was for Daniel's television show, "News in Perspective."

John L. Lewis shakes hands with Harry S. Truman today as the United Mine Workers Chief came to the Mayflower Hotel to greet and chat with the former President who is winding up his informal visit to the nation's Capital. Lewis supported the Democrats in the last presidential election. Same as 77-2699, only 77-2699 is autographed by Lewis. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman smiles and looks happy as the concludes his statement from his White House desk about the settlement agreement in the steel strike. Beside him in a jovial mood, too, are; CIO Chief Phil Murray (left) and Benjamin Fairless, President of the U.S. Steel Corporation. Donor: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman stands outside the White House with members of the Congress of Industrial Organization's (CIO) Executive Committee shaking their hands in response to their support and promise of financial aid in his election campaign. Standing, from left to right: James B. Carey, Emil Mazey, President Harry S. Truman, Jack Kroll, and Philip Murray. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

An unidentified group of 10 men and one woman are seated and standing by a desk. Identified as the executive committee of the Interstate Conference [on Labor]. According to Robert C. Goodwin's appointment book, the Interstate Conference met on June 28-29, 1950.

Left to right: Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin and Robert C. Goodwin, posing with a book. At the time Mr. Goodwin was part of the U.S. Department of Labor, probably Director, Bureau of Employment Security, Federal Security Agency. According to Goodwin's appointment book, he met with Secretary Tobin on August 2, 18, and 29, 1949.

View includes Robert C. Goodwin seated on the right looking at a book. At the time he was part of the U.S. Department of Labor, probably Director, Bureau of Employment Security, Federal Security Agency. The man on the left is Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin. According to Goodwin's appointment book, he met with Maurice Tobin on Aug. 2, 18, and 29.