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Schuman, Robert, 1886-1963

President Truman Speaks at NATO Signing Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization signing ceremony in the State Department Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Seated in a semi-circle behind him are the foreign ministers of all the NATO signatory nations, front row, left to right: Ernest Bevin, United Kingdom; Halvard M. Lange, Norway; Joseph Bech, Luxembourg; Bjarni Benediktsson, Iceland; Gustav Rasmussen, Denmark; Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium; Dean Acheson, United States; Lester Pearson, Canada; Robert Schuman, France; Count Carlo Sforza, Italy; Dirk U.

Ernest Bevin Signs the North Atlantic Treaty

The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin signs North Atlantic Treaty. British Ambassador to the United States Sir Oliver Franks stands at left; John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands at right. President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson, and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman look on. Donor: Dorothy Girton

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

French President Vincent Auriol tours former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's residence at Hyde Park, New York. Foreground, left to right: President Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; and Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol. Also pictured: French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (behind Mrs. Roosevelt, left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, right of Mrs. Auriol). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Roosevelt Grave

President of France Vincent Auriol (foreground, left) places a wreath on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Behind President Auriol, left to right: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Also pictured: Elliott Roosevelt (fourth from right); and Minnewa (Mrs. Elliott) Roosevelt (fifth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

French President Vincent Auriol (foreground) visits the grave of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, New York. Pictured behind President Auriol: former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (front row, left); Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol (front row, obscured behind President Auriol). Second row: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (left); French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (second from left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). Third row: Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet (left). Back row: Elliott Roosevelt (center). All others are unidentified.

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

Foreground, left to right: unidentified; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman pose in front of the Roosevelt home during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. The men in background are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Visits Hyde Park

Left to right: unidentified; Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet; Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol; former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; President of France Vincent Auriol; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman outside the Roosevelt home during President Auriol's visit to Hyde Park, New York. Men in background unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Welcoming Ceremony for President Auriol

President Truman, Cabinet members, and others on the reviewing stand for the welcoming of the President of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President of France Vincent Auriol; Foreign Minister Robert Schuman; and District Commissioner John R. Young. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Auriol Presented With Gifts

President of France Vincent Auriol (seated, right) looks at an album of National Parks photographs that President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) presented to him. Also pictured, standing left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Foreign Minister of France Robert Schuman; French Ambassador Henri Bonnet; Special Assistant to the President W. Averell Harriman; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Welcome Address for President Auriol

Edgar Morris, President of the Washington Board of Trade (at podium) gives a welcoming address for President Auriol of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Harry S. Truman, French President Vincent Auriol, District Commissioner John R. Young, unidentified (behind Morris), First Lady Bess W.