Hoffman, Paul G. (Paul Gray), 1891-1974

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Paul Hoffmann, and Averell Harriman confer in the Oval Office on the Marshall Plan.

Paul Hoffman (foreground, left) is sworn in by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) as administrator of the Economic Recovery Corporation in a ceremony in the oval office. President Harry S. Truman is in the center behind his desk. Standing in back, L to R: unidentified man, unidentified man, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, unidentified man, Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett, and Edwin Nourse.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) shakes hands with Paul Hoffman (foreground, left) after being sworn in as administrator of the Economic Recovery Corporation in a ceremony in the oval office. Chief Justice Fred Vinson stands in the middle. Standing in the background, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett; Edwin Nourse, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Admiral William D. Leahy; two unidentified men.

President Harry S. Truman congratulates Paul G. Hoffman (left) following a White House ceremony at which the South Bend, Indiana automobile manufacturer was sworn into office as Administrator for Economic Cooperation. U. S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (center) administered the oath of office to Hoffman who will direct the 6-billion-dollar foreign aid program. (Similar to 59-1513) From: Truman Home.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left), testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that this country may give new economic aid to Chinese Formosa. Mr. Acheson and ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman (right), urged approval of a request for a $100,000,000 for the American sponsored Republic of South Korea.

From left to right President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul Hoffman, and Ambassador Averell Harriman in the Oval Office discussing the Marshall Plan.

Paul G. Hoffman, left, President of the Studebaker Corporation, who yesterday was named by President Truman to be Director of the Marshall Plan, is shown here with Senate President Vandenberg shortly after Hoffman's nomination was confirmed by the Senate. From: Beth Gore

Photo showing Paul G. Hoffman, head of the Marshall Plan, holding his first press conference. He announced the appointment of Dennis A. Fitzgerald of the Department of Agriculture to head the important food division of his organization. This was the first top appointment to the staff which will help Hoffman run the $5,300,000,000 European Recovery Program. From: Beth Gore

Photo of Paul G. Hoffman, Director of the Marshall Plan, telling a news conference that the French coal strike is "Moscow directed" and possibly Russia's last determined effort to halt European recovery. He had just returned from a European trip on behalf of the European Cooperation Administration. From: Beth Gore

Paul Hoffman, Marshall Plan Director, is shown entering the Blair House to make his report to President Truman. From: Beth Gore