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Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Return of Truman from Wake Island

President Harry S. Truman greeted by members of his Cabinet and staff upon his return from the conference on Wake Island with General Douglas MacArthur. From left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Truman, Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman (partly obscured), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder.

Chilean President Receiving the Key to the City

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla receiving the key to the city during his visit to Washington, D.C. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified, President Truman, President Gonzalez Videla (receiving key), unidentified man, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young (handing key to Videla). Standing on the other side of the microphones, holding a bouquet of roses, is First Lady of Chile Rosa Gonzalez Videla. First Lady Bess W. Truman is on the extreme right. All others are unidentified.

Chilean President Speaking at Welcoming Ceremony

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla addresses the crowd at a ceremony where he received the key to the city during his visit to Washington, D.C. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified, President Truman, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young (handing key to Videla), unidentified man, First Lady of Chile Rosa Gonzalez Videla, and First Lady Bess W. Truman (extreme right). All others are unidentified.

Truman and President Gonzalez Videla of Chile

President Harry S. Truman and President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile during ceremonies welcoming the Chilean President to Washington, D.C. From left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified, President Truman, President Gonzalez Videla, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified. Standing in the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison (behind Acheson, partly obscured) and General Harry Vaughan (behind President Truman, eyes closed). All others are unidentified.