Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

President Harry S. Truman at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. prior to departure for a vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right are Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Truman, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) and his wife Alice Acheson (left) and other unidentified members of his family at the airport in Washington prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) at the airport in Washington, prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris. Others unidentified.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) prepares for his flight to the Foreign Ministers Conference in Paris with Vice-President Alben Barkley (left) and Mrs. Alice Acheson (second from right) seeing him off. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) at the airport in Washington, as Mrs. Alice Acheson looks on, just prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris.

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right) and his wife Alice Acheson (left) and other unidentified members of his family at the airport in Washington prior to Acheson's departure to attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris.

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated around the table, from left to right: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man (back to camera).

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman at a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated around the table from left to right are: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man.