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Senator Symington Acceptance Speech for the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

Senator Stuart Symington's acceptance speech of the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award at the Harry S. Truman Library. He relates a story about being investigated by the Truman Committee in 1941. Afterward, Senator Harry S. Truman offered him a job, saying, "I want to dump a load of coal on you." Symington considered not taking the job as his family had a history of being conservative Republicans. He reconsidered and gained high respect for Senator Truman. Side 1 contains speech; side 2 is blank.

President Truman's News Conference, April 3, 1952

President Harry S. Truman's 298th News Conference, held in the Indian Treaty Room (Room 474) in the Executive Office Building at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 1952. Topics discussed include: The United Nations truce team at Panmunjom, Korea; the resignation of Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, and the nomination of James P. McGranery to replace him; the Chelf subcommittee investigation of Assistant Attorney General Newbold Morris, and J. Edgar Hoover's role; General Harry Vaughan's statement to the St. Louis Post Dispatch regarding Truman running for the Senate; Truman's support of W.

Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (second from right) and his party pose for a picture

Prior to their departure for Shanghai, China Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (second from right) and his party pose for a last picture. Stuart Symington is in the full suit, center. They are in Tokyo, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946.

Robert Hannegan and Stuart Symington at a Dinner

Robert E. Hannegan (left) and Stuart Symington at a dinner of the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear celebrating the appointment of Mr. Hannegan as Internal Revenue Service Commissioner. They are at the Coronado Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. From: The Album, Knights of the Cauliflower Ear Proudly Acclaim the Presidential Appointment of Hon. Robert E. Hannegan as Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Stuart Symington shown taking the oath of office as Secretary of the Air Force

W. Stuart Symington, former Assistant Secretary of War for Air (1946-47) is shown taking the oath of office as Secretary of the Air Force from Chief Justice Fred Vinson. Left to right are: Mr. Symington, Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall; Secretary of Defense James N. Forrestal; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; and Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan.

President Harry S. Truman presenting Medal of Merit to top officials

President Harry S. Truman (middle, third from the right) presenting Medal of Merit to top officials. Standing with President Truman are (from left to right) W. John Kenney, Under-Secretary of Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense; and John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy. Standing in the back row are Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from the right); Secretary of State George Marshall (second from the right); and Admiral William D. Leahy (right).