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Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder as he explained the President's tax program to the House Ways and Means Committee. The proposal was to cut excise taxes $655,000,000 a year, but to boost business, estate, and gift taxes to give the Government an actual net increase of $1,000,000,000 in new revenue. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder after he put his signature on a check for $7,500,000,000, the largest ever drawn on the United States Treasury. Actually, the money stayed in the Government, passing from the Unemployment Trust Fund to the Bureau of Accounts for investment in the new Treasury short-term certificates. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder appearing before the House Banking and Currency Committee, saying that the Republican program for halting inflation will not do the job. Mr. Snyder said the measures recommended by the GOP were necessary, but were only part of an overall program that should be approved if the inflationary spiral was to be halted. From: Beth Gore

John W. Snyder of St. Louis (left) being sworn in as Federal Loan Administrator. The ceremony took place at the White House with Associate Justice William O. Douglas administering the oath and President Harry S. Truman (center)looking on. From: Beth Gore

John W. Snyder, St. Louis banker, who was nominated by President Truman to be Federal Loan Administrator. This was the first major appointment to be made by Mr. Truman since he became President. From: Beth Gore

Photo taken at a party at the Colombia Embassy showing Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (right)chatting with Under-Secretary of State Will Clayton (left). From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder telling the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that imposing rigid charges for each year of the Marshall Plan would make the transition to private investment difficult. The Committee is considering extension of the European Recovery Plan. From: Beth Gore

Drucie Snyder, daughter of Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. John W. Snyder, and her friend Margaret Truman, daughter of the President. Miss Snyder is shown interviewing Miss Truman about her recent concert tour on Miss Snyder's daily radio program. From: Beth Gore

General Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, who is paying an unexpected visit to Washington, shown at his desk at the State Department this morning.

Lieut. General Walter Bedell Smith after being named successor to Averell Harriman as Ambassador to Russia. Lieut. General Smith served as Chief of Staff for General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Europe. From: Beth Gore