Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

Truman with Marshall and Forrestal

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President Harry S. Truman (center) converses with Secretary of State General George Marshall (left) and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (right). They are leaving the White House and heading for the Capitol where President Truman will address Congress.

President Truman and his cabinet officers

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President Truman is seated at a table with his cabinet officers. L to R, around the table: Julius Krug, Secretary of the Interior; W. Averell Harriman, Secretary of Commerce; Philip B. Fleming, Administrator, Federal Works Agency; John R. Steelman, Assistant to the President; Lewis B. Schwellenbach, Secretary of Labor; Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture; Jesse Donaldson, Postmaster General; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; George C. Marshall, Secretary of State; President Harry S. Truman; John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; and Tom C. Clark, Attorney General.

President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials

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President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from the right); Secretary of State George Marshall (second from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (right).

President Truman presenting Medal of Merit to James Forrestal

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President Harry S. Truman (left) presenting Medal of Merit to James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense. In the background are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (far left) and Admiral William Leahy (between President Truman and Secretary Forrestal).

President Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials

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President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. L to R: W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; President Truman; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy.

President Truman and other Cabinet officers welcome George Marshall

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President Harry S. Truman welcomes Secretary of State George Marshall on return from London Conference of Foreign Ministers. L to R: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson (mostly obscured by President Truman), President Truman, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary Marshall, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman.

Harry S. Truman returns from Florida

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President Harry S. Truman (second from right) returned to Washington after a vacation in Florida. Left to right with the President: Defense Secretary James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; President Truman; and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

Harry S. Truman at a military funeral

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Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. The three chaplains leading the funeral services are: Major Henry Tavel; Colonel Patrick J. Ryan; and Captain J.F. Hughes.

Truman with Cabinet and Advisory Council

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President Harry S. Truman is seen here with his Cabinet and Special Economic Advisory Council. L-R (seated): Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark. L-R (standing): Leon Keyserling, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, John Steelman, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, and General Philip Fleming.

Top officials of the National Military Establishment meet with Forrestal

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Top officials of the National Military Establishment attend a special meeting to discuss military problems with Secretary of Defense James Forrestal at the Naval Base in Key West, Florida. From left to right, front row, are Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, United States Navy, Chief of Staff to the President; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; General Carl Spaatz, USAAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force; and General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. From left to right, back row, are: Vice Admiral Arthur W.

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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949