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Murphy, Charles S. (Charles Springs), 1909-1983

A Grouping of Truman Assistants During an Interview

View of five men seated around a low table with a U.S. flag and a portrait of President Harry Truman on the wall behind them. The men appear to be participating in a group interview and were all associated with Truman as president. Left to right: Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to the President, 1947-1950 and Special Counsel to the President, 1950-1953; Harry Vaughan, military aide to the President, 1945-1953; John W. Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-1953; and Dean Acheson, Under Secretary of State, 1945-1947 and Secretary of State, 1949-1953.

Charles S. Murphy and Others Around Dining Table

Interior view with a group of men and one woman seated or standing around a dining table. The location and event is not given as well as the identification of the people. The photograph was taken while Charles S. Murphy was Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman (1965-1968) and he is seated at the end of the table in the center. A large photograph or painting of a rural and mountainous scene is on the wall behind Murphy.

Charles S. Murphy Handing Out Award

Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman (1965-1968) Charles S. Murphy is seen on the left presenting a CAB honorary award for 10 years of service with the Board to G. Joseph Minetti, CAB Vice Chairman (1956-1978). Location is probably a CAB office or space. Portrait of then President Lyndon B. Johnson is on the wall behind them. The award certificate is dated June 2, 1966.

Civil Aeronautics Board Function

View of a group of primarily men standing in what appears to be a small auditorium. A uniformed group of men can be seen on the left, perhaps an honor guard of some type. It is believed to be a Civil Aeronautics Board function, perhaps an annual awards event. Standing second from the right on the first row of people is Charles S. Murphy, Chairman of the CAB (1965-1968). G. Joseph Minetti, Vice Chairman of the CAB (1956-1978) is third from the left in the third row. Exact location is not known.

Charles S. Murphy and Stanley Woodward Aboard the Destroyer Epperson

View which includes Stanley Woodward on the left and Charles S. Murphy in baseball cap to his right. Mr. Woodward was President Harry S. Truman's Chief of Protocol at the State Department, 1946-1950 and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Canada, 1950-1953. Mr. Murphy was President Truman's Administrative Assistant, 1947-1950 and Special Counsel to the President, 1950-1953. The sailor in view is not identified. The location is believed to be the destroyer Epperson and the visit occurred during a Key West, Florida trip.