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Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Leaving the White House After a Cabinet Meeting

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet stand outside the White House as they leave following a Cabinet meeting. From left to right: Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

A Grouping of Truman Assistants During an Interview

View of five men seated around a low table with a U.S. flag and a portrait of President Harry Truman on the wall behind them. The men appear to be participating in a group interview and were all associated with Truman as president. Left to right: Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to the President, 1947-1950 and Special Counsel to the President, 1950-1953; Harry Vaughan, military aide to the President, 1945-1953; John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-1953; and Dean Acheson, Under Secretary of State, 1945-1947 and Secretary of State, 1949-1953.

President Truman and Cabinet at Blair House

President Harry S. Truman and his cabinet posing at Blair House. Left to right seated: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Back row: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Ambassador James C. Dunn at NATO Presentation

United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson is seen standing in front of a microphone during what is believed to be a NATO related presentation in a small auditorium, exact location unknown. James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) is seated on the right. Mr. Acheson attended a meeting of NATO in Rome, Italy, in November, 1951.

Departure of Secretary of State Dean Acheson From NATO Meeting in Italy

Photograph identified as: "Departure of Secretary Acheson from Naples - December 4, 1951 - after NATO Conference." Those identified from left to right: James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952); United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Admiral Robert B. Carney, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in Southern Europe. The man on the right is not identified.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Ambassador James C. Dunn at Presentation

United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson is seen standing in front of a microphone during what is believed to be a NATO related presentation in a small auditorium, exact location unknown. James C. Dunn, United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952) is seated on the right. Mr. Acheson attended a meeting of NATO in Rome, Italy, in November, 1951.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Ambassador James C. Dunn With Italian Officials

Interior view which features some sort of unidentified signing event taken during Italian premier Alcide De Gasperi's visit to the United States. Secretary of State Dean Acheson is seated on the left and United States Ambassador to Italy, James C. Dunn, is standing on the far right. Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi is standing on the far left and Italian ambassador Alberto Tarchiani is standing second from left. Others are not identified.