"The Buck Stops Here," Interview of Alger Hiss on Various Aspects of the Truman Presidency
BBC Series, "The Buck Stops Here." John Major interview of Alger Hiss at BBC Studio in New York City, on various aspects of the Harry S. Truman presidency.
Loyalty investigations
President Truman with the Federal Loyalty Board
President Harry S. Truman with new members of the Federal Loyalty Board. Pictured with President Truman (front row, seventh from the right) are Meta Glass (front row, eighth from the right); former Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins (front row, sixth from the right); Chairman Seth W. Richardson (front row, fifth from the right); Harry B. Mitchell (fourth from left); Charles Sawyer (second from left); and Attorney General Tom C. Clark (right). Others in the group include Dean Harry A. Bigelow; Dr. Aaron J. Brumbaugh; John Kirkland Clark; Tom J. Davis; Dr. Burton L.
President Truman with the Federal Loyalty Board
President Harry S. Truman with new members of the Federal Loyalty Board. Pictured with President Truman (front row, seventh from the right) are Meta Glass (front row, eighth from the right); former Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins (front row, sixth from the right); Chairman Seth W. Richardson (front row, fifth from the right); Harry B. Mitchell (fourth from left); Charles Sawyer (second from left); and Attorney General Tom C. Clark (right). Others in the group include Dean Harry A. Bigelow; Dr. Aaron J. Brumbaugh; John Kirkland Clark; Tom J. Davis; Dr. Burton L.
Smash this octopus before it strangles you Sign
Smash this octopus before it strangles you is one sign carried by people in an unidentified parade. The sign mentions the McCarren Act, the Taft Hartley Act, loyalty oaths, lynchings, and the Atlantic War Pact. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit.
Secretary Frank Pace Addresses the Army Loyalty Security Board
Secretary of the Army, Frank Pace (left) is pictured as he addressed the Army Loyalty Security Board in the Pentagon. Boards from the Six Army Districts and the Military District of Washington attended this first meeting of its kind. All others are unidentified.
Truman with Members of the President's Commission on Internal Security
President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office with members of the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights on the occasion of their swearing-in ceremony. From left to right: Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.; unidentified man (behind Firestone); Mrs. Anna Lord Strauss; unidentified man; Chairman of the Commission, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; President Truman; Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Episcopal Bishop of California; Most Reverend Emmet M.
Truman with Members of the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights
President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office with members of the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights on the occasion of their swearing-in ceremony. From left to right: unidentified man; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; President Truman; Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Episcopal Bishop of California; Most Reverend Emmet M. Walsh, Coadjutor Bishop of Youngstown.
President Harry S. Truman At Swearing In Of President's Commission On Internal Security and Individual Rights
President Harry S. Truman at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights, in the Oval Office. From left to right: Miss Anna Lord Strauss; unidentified man; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; the President; Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (administering the oath); Right Reverend Karl Morgan Block, Episcopal Bishop of California; Most Reverent Emmet M. Walsh, Coadjutor Bishop of Youngstown; unidentified man.