Short, Dewey Jackson, 1898-1979

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is signing the National Security Act Amendment of 1949 with guests in the Oval Office. Standing, from left to right: unidentified; Senator Styles Bridges; Congressman Overton Brooks; Congressman Carl T.

Former President Harry S. Truman chats with Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves, while Lt. Col. Robert E. Adams (center) stands behind Truman and gestures to someone out of sight. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

President Harry S. Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signing H.R. 5632, the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system.

President Harry S. Truman, seated behind his desk, distributes pens he used to sign the National Security Act Amendments bill to assembled on-lookers. From left to right: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, unidentified, Congressman Dewey Short, Congressman Carl Vinson, Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray, unidentified, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, Under Secretary of Defense Stephen Early, and Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews.

President Harry S. Truman at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949 which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system. Standing, from left to right: unidentified Army officer, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (leaning on desk) General Omar Bradley (mostly obscured by Johnson), unidentified Army officer, Congressman Dewey Short, Congressman Carl Vinson, Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray, unidentified, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington.

President Harry S. Truman is seated at his desk in the Oval Office, signing H.R. 5632, the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense and made other changes in the national security system.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) chats with Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves, while Lt. Col. Robert E. Adams (center) looks on. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet at an unknown location. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman in a three-way handshake with Lt. Col. Raymond Harvey (center), winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Former President Harry S. Truman in a three-way handshake with Lt. Col. Raymond Harvey (center), winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and Dewey Short (right), Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Former President Harry S. Truman in a three-way handshake with Lt. Col. Raymond Harvey (center), Congressional Medal of Honor winner, and Dewey Short (right) Assistant Secretary of the Army for the Reserves. All are attending a Reserve Officers Association awards banquet. The location is unknown. From: Robert E. Adams, Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri