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Connally, Tom, 1877-1963

President Harry S. Truman with American Delegation to the United Nations Conference

President Harry S. Truman (sitting) meets in the Oval Office of the White House with the American Delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California. Delegation members from left to right: Commander Harold Stassen, Representative Charles Eaton of New Jersey, Barnard College Dean Mrs. Virginia Gildersleeve, Senator Tom Connally of Texas, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, and Representative Sol Bloom of New York. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Meeting of the Truman Committee

Senator Harry S. Truman (center), Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, is meeting with his colleagues on the Senate War Investigating Committee in Washington, D. C., following a meeting at which he tendered his resignation as chairman. Left to right: Senator Homer Ferguson, Senator Harold Burton, Senator Truman, Senator Tom Connally, and Senator Owen Brewster. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Senator Truman shaking hands from car with crowd at Lamar, Missouri

Senator Harry S. Truman (standing in car at left) shaking hands with well-wishers at a parade in Lamar, Missouri, which ended at the Traveler's Hotel. Senator Truman will give his official acceptance speech for the Vice Presidential nomination in his birthplace of Lamar. Senator Tom Connally of Texas who made the notification speech is standing next to Senator Truman.

Luncheon for Democratic National Finance Committee

Luncheon for the Democratic National Finance Committee, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. On the left side of the photo is the head table. Seated at the head table, from left to right, are: Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Senator Tom Connally; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Louis Johnson; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; and unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley at French Merci Train Gift Ceremony

Vice-President Alben Barkley attends a ceremony recognizing a gift of a boxcar from the French "Merci" train. The train is a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. Standing behind the podium are Senator Tom Connally (saluting), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (next to Connally), Vice-President Barkley (holding his hat over his heart), and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (to the right of Barkley). All others are unidentified.

Barkley Receiving Medals from Bonnet

Vice-President Alben Barkley (second from right) receiving medals from French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (foreground, left). The medals were presented during a ceremony giving the United States a boxcar, part of the "Merci Train." The train was a gift from France to the United States in recognition of U.S. aid to France after World War II. In the background on the left is Senator Tom Connally. On the right is Senator Arthur Vandenberg. All others are unidentified.

Truman, Acheson, and Vinson at Acheson's Swearing-in Ceremony

Dean Acheson (left) taking the oath of office as Secretary of State, with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administering the oath. Standing in the background are, from left to right: unidentified man, Mrs. Alice Acheson, unidentified woman, Congressman Sol Bloom, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Senator Tom Connally, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, and Mary Jane Truman.