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Pick, Lewis A. (Lewis Andrew), 1890-1956

President Truman's Remarks after Viewing the Flood Disaster in the Kansas City Area

Remarks of President Harry S. Truman after viewing the flood disaster in the Kansas City area. The President spoke at 5:45 p.m. at the airport in Grandview, Missouri, after viewing the disaster area from the air. His remarks were broadcast. Accompanying the President on the inspection trip were Charles E. Wilson, Director, Office of Defense Mobilization; Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, United States Army; Donald E. Smith, Director of the Kansas City Commodity Stabilization Office, Department of Agriculture; and Chester W.

President Truman and General Pick on a causeway at Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks with General Lewis A. Pick (right), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, on a causeway at the top of the Fort Peck Dam, Montana, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman talks with General Pick on a causeway at the Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) talks with General Lewis A. Pick (third from right), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, on a causeway at the top of Fort Peck Dam, Montana, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. Anna Dostert can be seen in the background holding on to her hat. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

President Truman and General Pick inspect the Fort Peck Dam in Montana

President Harry S. Truman (center of photo) and General Lewis A. Pick (behind the President) inspect Fort Peck Dam, Montana, from a causeway at the top of the dam, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. The others are unidentified. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman and General Lewis A. Pick inspect the Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) and General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army (foreground, right), inspect Fort Peck Dam, Montana, from a causeway at the top of the dam, during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the Upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman and General Pick inspect the Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and General Lewis A. Pick (left), Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, inspect Fort Peck Dam, Montana, from a causeway at the top of the dam during a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.

Truman and General Pick in an automobile at Fort Peck Dam, Montana

President Harry S. Truman (left) and General Lewis A. Pick, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, (right) wait in the back seat of a car for an escort to Fort Peck Dam, Montana, a stopover on the President's trip to the Pacific Northwest. The dam was developed for flood control and irrigation of the upper Mississippi-Missouri River basin. From: Sister Andrea Johnston, SCL, St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048.