Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Dean Acheson Speaking From the Deck of the Courier
Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaking from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Courier. The Courier is a floating radio transmitter, used to broadcast messages over the Voice of America.
Dean Acheson and Others at Truman Speech
Secretary of State Dean Acheson (front row, left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front row, right) attending a speech given by President Harry S. Truman from the Coast Guard cutter Courier. President Truman gave a speech transmitted over the Voice of America and directed to countries behind the Iron Curtain. All others are unidentified.
First Meeting of the Hoover Commission
This is the first meeting of the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of Government, also known as the Hoover Commission. Standing, left to right: Representative Clarence J. Brown, James V. Forrestal, Arthur S. Flemming, James K. Pollock, Dean G. Acheson, James H. Rowe, and Representative Carter Manasco. Seated, from left to right: George Mead, former President Herbert Hoover, President Harry S. Truman, Joseph P. Kennedy, and Senator John F. McClellan. Same as 58-337 but less cropped.
President Truman, Warren Austin and Dean Acheson
From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Warren Austin and Dean Acheson discussing Greek Aid.
President Truman at Kentucky Dam dedication
President Harry S. Truman (right) shaking hands with George Marshall at the dedication of the Kentucky (TVA) Dam in Marshall County, Kentucky. In the background are: unidentified man, Dean Acheson and Averell Harriman, and unidentified man.