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Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

Truman Addresses Joint Session of Congress

President Harry S. Truman speaks to a joint session of Congress regarding wage and price controls. Seated front row, left to right: Senator Elmer Thomas; Senator Claude Pepper; Senator George Aiken; Senator Elbert Thomas; Senator Homer Capehart; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper; Senator Homer Ferguson; Senator Clyde Reed; Senator Kenneth Wherry; Senator Robert Taft; Senator Alben Barkley; Senator Wallace White; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Attorney General Tom Clark; Postmaster General Robert E.

Truman and Advisors at the Capitol

President Harry S. Truman stands outside the Capitol after addressing a joint session of Congress. Front row (l-r): Secretary of State George C. Marshall; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; President Harry S. Truman. Second row (l-r): Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Attorney General Tom C. Clark; Press Secretary Charles Ross.

Cabinet Members Welcome President Plaza of Ecuador

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet participate in welcoming ceremonies for President Galo Plaza of Ecuador at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: Vice President Alben Barkley, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J.

President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

Cabinet Officials Greet President Plaza of Ecuador

Officials wait to greet President Galo Plaza of Ecuador upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. On the right is Secretary of State Dean Acheson.

French President Auriol Speaking During Welcoming Ceremonies

French President Vincent Auriol (standing) giving a speech at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during welcoming ceremonies being held in his honor. Seated on the left side of the podium, from left to right: Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, District Commissioner John R. Young, and an unidentified man. Seated on the right side of the podium is First Lady Bess W. Truman.

Speech at Welcoming Ceremony for French President Auriol

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.