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

Committee on World Food Crisis

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The Committee on World Food Crisis meeting with President Harry S. Truman. Seated, left to right: Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, President Truman, and Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Citizens Food Committee. Standing, left to right: Robert Lovett, Norris E. Dodd, and John Steelman.

Harry S. Truman with Averell Harriman

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Former President Harry S. Truman with Averell Harriman and another unidentified man. Left to Right: Averell Harriman, Harry S. Truman, unidentified man.

Harry S. Truman and Averell Harriman with others

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Former President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from left) and Averell Harriman (front row, second from right) with unidentified others in Kansas City at an airport.

Harry S. Truman and Averell Harriman with others

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Former President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from the right) and Averell Harriman (right)in Kansas City, Missouri. Mrs. Averell Harriman is to the left of Mr. Truman. Others are unidentified. They are at an airport.

President Truman and his Cabinet

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President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet. From L to R: Secretary of Agriculture, Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor, Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Commerce, W. Averell Harriman; Secretary of Interior, Julius Krug; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War, Robert Patterson; Secretary of State, George C. Marshall; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury, John W. Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.

President Truman with Cabinet and Family Leaving the Capitol

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From left to right, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach. They are leaving for the Capitol for President Truman to make his State of the Union speech to Congress. The photo is autographed by each person in the photo.

President Truman at Kentucky Dam dedication

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President Harry S. Truman (right) shaking hands with George Marshall at the dedication of the Kentucky (TVA) Dam in Marshall County, Kentucky. In the background are: unidentified man, Dean Acheson and Averell Harriman, and unidentified man.

Truman and Cabinet going to State of the Union Address

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From left to right: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. President Truman is preparing to go to Congress to make his annual State of the Union speech.

President Harry S. Truman addressing a Joint Session of Congress, the Truman Doctrine speech

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President Harry S. Truman addressing a Joint Session of the 80th Congress, requesting aid for Greece and Turkey (Truman Doctrine). On the front row, lower right foreground, from left to right are Cabinet Secretaries John Snyder, Dean Acheson, Robert Patterson, Tom Clark, James Forrestal, Clinton Anderson, W. Averell Harriman, and Lewis Schwellenbach.