Connally, Tom, 1877-1963

Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, telling the press that "sizeable" cuts in foreign aid spending are needed next year. The Texas Democrat also said that he had received assurance from Secretary of State Dean Acheson that there will be no American recognition of the Communist regime in China without full consultation with the Senate Committee. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Senator Tom Connally (D) Texas, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discuss the re-draft of the Arms Aid Bill which Connally will introduce in the Senate. From: Beth Gore

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Connally (D), shown here reading the text of the North Atlantic Pact (NATO), after which he issued a formal statement saying his Committee would give the Pact "immediate consideration after its signature." From Beth Gore

The Senate by a vote of 67 to 23 passed the Greek-Turkey Aid Bill before passing the $400,000,000 program to the House for final action. Before passage, the Senate had accepted an amendment from Senator Edwin C. Johnson (D), Colorado, right, declaring that the U.S. would not undertake to underwrite the U.S. Oil Company agreements with other Middle East nations. Shown with Johnson is Texas Senator Tom Connally. From: Beth Gore

Photo of Senator Tom Connally (D), Texas. From: Beth Gore

Shown in this 11 x 14 photo are the American Delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco meeting with President Harry S. Truman at the White House. Left to Right: Harold Stassen, Rep. Charles Eaton, Virginia Gildersleeve, Sen Tom Connally, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Senator Arthur Vandenberg and Rep. Sol Bloom.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson today told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee what progress he is making in formulating a new policy on China. Acheson, center, is shown with Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup, left, who heads a three-man special committee on China Policy. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Dean Acheson today reported to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Big Four Meeting in Paris. In a two hour meeting with members of the Committee, the Secretary warned that the end of the cold war is not yet in sight. He further urged the early ratification of the North Atlantic Pact. Mr. Acheson is shown here (left) with Senator Tom Connally, chairman of the Committee. From: Beth Gore

John L. Lewis (right), President of the United Mine Workers, chats with former President Harry S. Truman (third from right), former Senator Tom Connally and an unidentified man while attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. From: Charles Patrick Clark.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left), attending a banquet at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., speaks with former Senator Tom Connally, John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers, and an unidentified man. From: Charles Patrick Clark.