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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986

President Truman's News Conference, April 17, 1952

President Harry S. Truman's 300th news conference, held in the auditorium of the National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Washington, D.C., at 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 17, 1952. The news conference was held for the American Society of Newspaper Editors as well as the regular White House newspaper correspondents. Motion pictures and still photographs were taken at the conference. Topics discussed include: introduction and statement by the President's Secretary, Joseph H. Short, on press protocol; statement of appreciation to the President by Alexander F.

President Truman and his Cabinet are shown seated around the Table in the Cabinet Room

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet are shown seated around the table in the Cabinet Room. Left to Right: Secretary of Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Truman and his cabinet officers

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 Truman and other Cabinet officers welcome George Marshall

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.

Truman with Cabinet and Advisory Council

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.