Harris & Ewing

Delegates to the San Francisco conference wish former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius luck as he appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which opened hearings on the United Nations charter. Left to right: Senator Tom Connally, Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Both Senators are members of the committee, Connally being chairman. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius entering the White House gates for a conference with President Truman. Mr. Stettinius had flown from the San Francisco Conference for the meeting. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of State Edward Stettinius and British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden conferring at a table. Mr. Eden indicated after the talk that top Anglo-American diplomats will not decide when to depart for the San Francisco security conference until Russian foreign commissar Molotov arrives here for some important big three discussions. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., and Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shown at a globe in Mr. Connally's office. The new Secretary of State and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had just met in the first of a series of meetings to discuss a general review of foreign affairs. From: Beth Gore

Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman talking to newsmen as he leaves a meeting at the Statler Hotel held with leaders of the striking railroad unions in an effort to settle the wage dispute. From: Beth Gore

Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman giving newsmen an account of his meeting with striking railroad leaders in an effort to settle a wage dispute. They are at the Statler Hotel. From: Beth Gore

Wage Stabilization Director John R. Steelman is shown signing the government wage policy to pave the way for payment to striking American Federation of Labor seamen of wage increases twice disapproved by the Wage Stabilization Board. He said he amended the existing wage regulations to provide that government agencies may pay wages and salaries "comparable to the wages and salaries paid for the same or comparable services by other operators". From: Beth Gore

Photo shows swearing-in of John R. Steelman (right) as Special Assistant to the President at the White House. Left to right, Frank K. Sanderson, Administrative Officer of the Executive Office, and John R. Steelman. From: Beth Gore.

Reconversion Director John Steelman at the wheel of a yacht at a yachting party in Washington. The yacht was the "Colleen," owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wallace of Washington. From: Beth Gore

Portrait of Harold E. Stassen, former governor of Minnesota. From: Beth Gore