Television programs

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace attended a taping of the NBC television report "Battle Report Washington." Seated is David Brinkley, the host and commentator. Standing, from left to right: Ted Ayers, producer and director; John D. Hickerson, Assistant Secretary of State; Frank Pace; John R. Steelman, the Assistant to the President; and James Webb, Under Secretary of State.

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington are gathered on the set of the show. From left to right: Gordon Dean, one of the original Commissioners of the Atomic Energy Commission; Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events; John Steelman, producer of the television show for the Truman Administration; and Major Oscar Tibbetts.

Head of the Citizen's Food Committee Charles Luckman (center) and Assistant to the President John R. Steelman (left) examine a map with James E. Colliflower (right), a member of the Governors' and Mayors' Food Committees. Charles Luckman and John Steelman spoke on a closed circuit television broadcast that originated at WTOP, Washington to 169 CBS stations.

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" examine some material as they prepare from the show. From left to right: John D. Hickerson, Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs; John R. Steelman, producer of the television program "Battle Report - Washington" for the Truman Administration; and Colonel L. M. Gosorn of the United States Army.

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" pose for a photograph. Standing from left to right: Ted Ayers; Major Orville Munson; John R. Steelman, producer of the television show for the Truman Administration; and John C. Dreier. Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events is seated.

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" pose for a photograph. Standing from left to right are: Major General Harry G. Armstrong; Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events; and Captain Irving T. Duke. Seated is John R. Steelman, producer of the television show for the Truman Administration.

John R. Steelman (left), producer of the television show "Battle Report - Washington" speaks with Robert McCormick (center), NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events, while Dean Rusk (right), Special Assistant for Foreign Affairs looks on.

John R. Steelman (seated) goes over a script with the assistance of Robert McCormick (fourth from left), NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events, while other unidentified participants look on. Also present is Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (left). All others are unidentified.

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 (left), producer of the television show "Battle Report - Washington" for the Truman administration, poses for a photograph with Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (right).