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

A group of economic advisors meet in the office of John R. Steelman, Assistant to the President. From left to right: James Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget; Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; John R. Steelman; and Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff are gathered in the living room of the Little White House during President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Front row left to right: Richard Neustadt, Cornelius Mara, Joseph Feeney, Philleo Nash, Irving Perlmeter. Center row, left to right: John R. Steelman, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Averell Harriman, Charles Murphy.

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington" are gathered around John Steelman, Assistant to President Harry S. Truman, seated at the desk. Standin, from left to right are: Major General Thomas White, Major General Lawrence C. Jaynes, Dean Rusk, W. Averell Harriman, and John C. Green. Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events leans on the desk.

The National Security Resources Board is meeting in the Conference Room of the White House. Seated left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; National Security Resources Board Chairman Stuart Symington; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Presidential Advisor Averell Harriman.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Averell Harriman (left) at a party held at the RLDS Auditorium in Independence, Missouri for Mr. Truman's 80th birthday.

Former President Harry S. Truman and the former First Lady Bess Truman shakes hands with Orville Freeman, Secretary of Agriculture, and Averell Harriman, during a tribute to former President Truman. The former President was being acknowledged for being a farmer by the Farmers of America. The event was in the RLDS Auditorium in Independence, Missouri. An 80th birthday cake for Mr. Truman is in the background.

Interior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right in what appears to be some sort of factory. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Has original 35mm negative.

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is at right with workman in outdoor setting. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Has original 35mm negative.

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the left next to an unidentified man in military uniform. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Has original 35mm negative.

Exterior view, exact location in the Soviet Union not given. W. Averell Harriman is standing on the right receiving a bouquet of flowers from an unidentified local man. Harriman's interpreter is probably on the left and soldier in uniform is on the right. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).