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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Vice President and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley, Dean Acheson, and Others at Reception

Vice President and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley enjoy a joke with their guests at a reception they gave in their Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite just prior to the $100 a plate Democratic Party Dinner. Left to Right: Mrs. Max Truitt, Mr. Barkley's daughter; Mrs. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mr. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mrs. Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Mr. Boyle is chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Portrait of 1949 Cabinet

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.

Justice Black Testimonial Dinner

Hugo L. Black Testimonial Dinner held at the Hotel Statler in Washington D.C. to present the Thomas Jefferson Award of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare to Justice Black. From left to right are Alben W. Barkley, Hugo Black, Clark Foreman, and Fred M. Vinson. The photo is autographed by all four men along the bottom.