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Participants in the Television Program "Battle Report - Washington"

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" are gathered around John Steelman, Assistant to President Harry S. Truman, seated at the desk. Standin, from left to right are: Major General Thomas White, Major General Lawrence C. Jaynes, Dean Rusk, W. Averell Harriman, and John C. Green. Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events leans on the desk.

John R. Steelman at a National Security Resources Board Meeting

The National Security Resources Board is meeting in the Conference Room of the White House. Seated left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; National Security Resources Board Chairman Stuart Symington; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Presidential Advisor Averell Harriman.

Battle Report - Washington Television Program Participants

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" gather on the set of the show. Standing from left to right are: Paul Porter, Clifford B. McManus, Charles W. Connor, James Boyd, Bruce K. Brown and Theodore A. Ayers. Leaning on the desk is Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events. John R. Steelman, producer of the show for the Truman Administration, is seated.

Settlement of the Railroad Wage Dispute

Presidential assistant John R. Steelman, seated at the head of the table, announces the settlement of the wage dispute between the railroads and fifteen non-operating unions after a night-long session at the White House. (L-R: seated): C.D. Mackay, Chairman Southeastern Carriers Conference Committee; Lawrence W. Horning, Chairman Eastern Carriers Conference Committee; D.P. Loomis, Chairman Western Carriers Conference Committee; Jon R. Steelman; G.E. Leighty, chairman and spokesman for unions; T.C.

Participants in "Battle Report - Washington" Pose for a Photograph

Participants in the Television program "Battle Report - Washington" pose for a photograph. Standing, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Raymond B. Allan, Psychological Strategy; Byron T. Shaw, Department of Agriculture; John R. Steelman, producer of the program for the Truman Administration; Ted Ayers; and Assistant Secretary of State Edward W. Barrett. David Brinkley, the NBC newscaster is seated.

Participants in "Battle Report - Washington" Pose for a Photograph

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" pose for a photograph. Standing, from left to right: John R. Steelman, producer of the show for the Truman Administration; Mary S. Markward; William Bridgeman; Vice Admiral E.L. [illegible] (ret); Assistant Secretary of State George C. McGhee. Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events is seated.

Participants in "Battle Report - Washington" Television Program on the Set

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" pose for a photograph. Standing, from left to right: Colonel William Bertram, United States Air Force; Captain Gernard Dean, United States Army; unidentified man; Major Carl Sitter, United States Marine Corps; David Brinkley, NBC newscaster and Major Reginald Myers, United States Marine Corps. John R. Steelman, producer of the show for the Truman Administration is seated.