Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (right)is followed by reporters as he leaves after a news conference. Mr. Acheson, clearly anxious over reports that Chinese Communist troops are moving toward North Korea, said the U. S. is doing everything possible to convince the Chinese Reds that America has no aggressive intentions toward China.

Left to Right, leaving the White House following a meeting with President Truman are his top military and Defense Chiefs: General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff; John Foster Dulles, Foreign Policy Adviser; Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and General Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson is shown following his press conference today at which he branded the North Korean attacks the most cynical, brutal, naked, and unprovoked aggression that could ever occur. He warned that this was the time for very steady nerves and sober actions.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Defense Secretary Louis Johnson went before the Senate Appropriations Committee today to discuss funds for the foreign military aid program. Left to Right: Secretary Johnson; Senator Kenneth McKellar (D-Tenn.); Secretary Acheson; and Senator Styles Bridges (R-N.H.). Senator McKellar is the Committee Chairman.

Stanley Woodward, (1eft) former State Department Protocol Chief is congratulated by Secretary of State Dean Acheson after he was sworn in as U. S. Ambassador to Canada. Mrs. Woodward (center) will accompany her husband when he leaves for his new post to succeed the late Laurence A. Steinhardt, who was killed in a plane crash in March.

A full length photo of a dapper Dean Acheson standing by a car.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson adjusts his glasses during a press conference, as he tells newsmen that if the "top Russian espionage agent" in the U. S. is connected with the State Department--as charged by Senator Joseph McCarthy--Acheson does not know about it.

Vice President Alben Barkley (left) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson exchange greetings--and smiles--at National Airport in Washington. Barkley went to the airport to welcome Acheson back to the Capitol from California, where he made a major speech at the University of California at Berkeley.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson delivers his second foreign policy speech in two days before 8,000 students and faculty members of the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Acheson asked Russia to help put an end to the current Cold War. From: Dean Acheson Papers.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson hoists his hat and waves goodbye as he leaves the University of California at Berkeley, where he outlined his proposals for peace before a standing-room-only audience of 8,000 persons.