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Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999

Settlement of the Railroad Wage Dispute

Presidential assistant John R. Steelman, seated at the head of the table, announces the settlement of the wage dispute between the railroads and fifteen non-operating unions after a night-long session at the White House. (L-R: seated): C.D. Mackay, Chairman Southeastern Carriers Conference Committee; Lawrence W. Horning, Chairman Eastern Carriers Conference Committee; D.P. Loomis, Chairman Western Carriers Conference Committee; Jon R. Steelman; G.E. Leighty, chairman and spokesman for unions; T.C.

John R. Steelman In Buffet Line At Little White House

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party make their way along the buffet line in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They joined President Truman in Florida for a vacation. From left to right on the far side of the table: Stanley Woodward; unidentified (mostly obscured); Ken Hechler; John R. Steelman; and Dallas C. Halverstadt. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman Enjoy Lunch with Their Vacation Party

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess Truman eat lunch on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida with some members of their vacation party. Seated from left to right: Charles W. Jackson, Philleo Nash, Eben Ayers, John R. Steelman, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Walter Bedell Smith, President Truman and Mrs. Truman. Others are unidentified.

Participants in "Battle Report - Washington" Pose for a Photograph

Participants in the television program "Battle Report - Washington are gathered on the set of the show. From left to right: Gordon Dean, one of the original Commissioners of the Atomic Energy Commission; Robert McCormick, NBC's Washington Manager of TV News and Special Events; John Steelman, producer of the television show for the Truman Administration; and Major Oscar Tibbetts.