Legislators

Senator Harry S. Truman speaks at a microphone during the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. An unidentified man (center) and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Robert E. Hannegan (right) are seated next to Senator Truman. The dinner was held in celebration of Senator Harry S. Truman's nomination for Vice-President.

Clinton P. Anderson swears in as Secretary of Agriculture. Pictured (l-r): Henrietta (Mrs. Clinton P.) Anderson; Nancy Anderson; Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding wage and price controls. Seated front row, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Claude Pepper; Senator George Aiken; Senator Elbert Thomas; Senator Homer Capehart; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Clyde Reed; Senator Kenneth Wherry; Senator Robert Taft; Senator Alben Barkley; Senator Wallace White; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; Postmaster General Robert E.

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee addresses a joint session of Congress. Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right) are seated directly behind the Prime Minister. Also present are (from left to right in the front row): Secretary of War James Forrestal, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified.

Spectators at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Seated front row, left to right: Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan; Senator Millard Tydings; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) announces the settlement of the rail strike to members of the House and the Senate. Seated behind Truman are Senator Walter F. George (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right). All others are unidentified.

Visitors at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Front row, left to right: Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan; Senator Millard Tydings; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. Others are unidentified.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (left, standing) addressing the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul. Also pictured in the background from left to right: Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea John J. Muccio, and Political Adviser to the Supreme Commanders for the Allied Powers, Japan, William Sebald. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman looks at a clipboard while Senator Dennis Chavez, a patient at the National Institute of Health, looks on. Other in the photo are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes the hand of Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico at the National Institute of Health where Senator Chavez is a patient. Harry Vaughan is standing behind them at right. The other man is unidentified.