Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Portrait of 1949 Cabinet

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President Harry S. Truman's 1949 Cabinet seated around the table in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise, left to right: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Meeting Aboard the U.S.S. Williamsburg

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Aboard the U. S. S. Williamsburg, from left to right, seated: Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, and Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett. Standing, left to right: Walter Gifford, General Omar N. Bradley, Sir Oliver Franks, Lord Cherwell, Lord Hastings L. Ismay, and W. Averell Harriman. They are on board the presidential yacht for a conference.

Meeting Aboard the U.S.S. Williamsburg

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From left to right, Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Secretary of State Dean Acheson and President Harry S. Truman. Mr. Churchill is signing a photograph of the Potsdam Conference (photo accession number 80-133 in the Truman Library collection). See also 72-4673. From the album "Meeting Aboard the U.S.S Williamsburg."

Meeting Aboard the U.S.S. Williamsburg

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From left to right, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain Sir Anthony Eden, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill on board the yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg. From the album "Meeting Aboard the U.S.S. Williamsburg."

Dean Acheson speaks before the ANZUS Council in Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Dean Acheson speaks before the ANZUS Council in Kaneohe, Hawaii while delegates listen.

Truman at library site

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Former President Harry S. Truman at the site of the future Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. From left to right, Dean Acheson, David Lloyd, Basil O'Connor, former President Truman, along with three unidentified men in the background.

Truman With Attlee, Acheson, and Marshall

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British Prime Minister Clement Attlee meeting with President Harry S. Truman in Mr. Truman's office at the White House. Seated, left to right: President Truman, Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Standing, left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall.

Portrait of Dean Acheson

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Portrait of Dean Acheson; photograph is autographed to Col. Francis W. Williams.

Former President Truman and Dean Acheson on the Rear Platform of the Train

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Former President Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson on the rear platform of the train taking Mr. Truman and his family from Washington, D. C. to Independence, Missouri on Inauguration Day, January 20, 1953. This snapshot of one of six taken by Sylvan M. Berman of Washington, D.C. Donor: Sylvan M. Berman.

Formal portrait of President Truman and his Cabinet

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Formal portrait of President Truman and his Cabinet. Left to Right: Louis Johnson, Dean Acheson, the President, Vice President Barkley, John Snyder, Tom Clark. Second Row - Left to Right - Julius Krug, Jesse Donaldson, Charles Brannan, Charles Sawyer, and Maurice Tobin.

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