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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Official Cabinet Photograph

This official Cabinet photograph is signed by all those pictured. Seated from left to right around the table are: 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 Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom C. Clark. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

Leaving the White House After a Cabinet Meeting

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet stand outside the White House as they leave following a Cabinet meeting. From left to right: Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Vice President Alben Barkley, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom C. Clark, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

Vice President Elect Alben Barkley Attends his First Cabinet Meeting

Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley attends his first Cabinet meeting. Seated from left to right are: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, Alben Barkley, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Standing from left to right are: Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Attorney General Tom C.

Senator Harry S. Truman with Senator Alben Barkley and Vice President Henry Wallace

After winning the Democratic nomination for Vice-President, Senator Harry S. Truman (left) returns to Washington. In this photo he is meeting with two of his biggest opponents for nomination, Senator Alben Barkley (right) and Vice President Henry A. Wallace (center). This photo is from Volume 1 of Matt Connelly's scrapbook.

Color photo of President Truman and Staff at Key West, Florida

Color photograph of President Harry S. Truman and staff, taken on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front Row (left to right): William Hassett, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second (left to right) Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, Robert Landry, Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Dr. Wallace Graham, Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels. (See 64-439 and 74-430; same as 65-2383; autographed - see 77-3284 and 74-202).

President Harry S. Truman and his Staff at Key West

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff and vacation party pose for a photograph on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row (left to right), William Hassett, Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second row (left to right), Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, Robert Landry, Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Wallace Graham, Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels. (See 64-439 and 74-430.

Harry Truman Returns to Washington, D.C. After 1948 Victory

View of automobile in motorcade going through the streets of Washington, D.C. after Harry S. Truman returned to the city following the 1948 presidential election. He and Vice-president elect Alben Barkley are sitting up on the back of the limousine and J. Howard McGrath is seated lower between them. Seated in front of them left to right are Mrs. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mrs. Max (Marion) Truitt, Alben Barkley's daughter. Secret service men are standing at the back of the car.

President Truman and Cabinet at Blair House

President Harry S. Truman and his cabinet posing at Blair House. Left to right seated: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Back row: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin.