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Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Secretary of Commerce Swearing-In Ceremony

Onlookers applaud W. Averell Harriman at the ceremony swearing him in as Secretary of Commerce. Pictured (l-r): Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug; Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson.

Chief Justice Warren, former President Truman, Dean Acheson, Oscar Chapman, Eleanor Platt at the dedication of the Dean Acheson bust

At the dedication of a bust of Secretary of State Dean Acheson at the Harry S. Truman Library are left to right: Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Harry S. Truman, former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Oscar Chapman, and Sculptor Eleanor Platt.

Truman and President Plaza of Ecuador Listen to Remarks

President Harry S. Truman (front row, fifth from left) and President Galo Plaza of Ecuador (sixth from left) listen to remarks at ceremonies welcoming President Plaza to the United States. Also present are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left), Mrs. Rosario Plaza (sixth from right), and Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson (fifth from right). All others are unidentified.

Cabinet Members Welcome President Plaza of Ecuador

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet participate in welcoming ceremonies for President Galo Plaza of Ecuador at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: Vice President Alben Barkley, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J.

Cabinet Officials Greet President Plaza of Ecuador

Officials wait to greet President Galo Plaza of Ecuador upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. On the right is Secretary of State Dean Acheson.