Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) seated, talking with former President Harry S. Truman (right), in Mr. Truman's office at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) seated, talking with former President Harry S. Truman (right), in Mr. Truman's office at the Harry S. Truman Library.

President Harry S. Truman is welcomed back to Washington, D.C., at Washington National Airport, by members of his Cabinet, after a vacation trip to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; President Truman; Secretary of Commerce Charles W. Sawyer; Secretary of State Dean Acheson. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet at a Cabinet meeting. Around the table, from left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Director of Defense Mobilization Charles E. Wilson; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Vice President Alben Barkley; Director for Mutual Security Averell Harriman; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General J.

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan (third from left), Secretary of State Dean Acheson (fifth from left), and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (second from right) attending a dinner given by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. All others are unidentified.

Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (second from left) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from left) attending a dinner given by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan (third from left), Secretary of State Dean Acheson (fifth from left), and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (right) attending a dinner given by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. All others are unidentified.

Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (second from left) and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from left) attending a dinner given by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Clockwise, from left; 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.

Left view of bust of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson.