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Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988

National Petroleum Council

Members of the National Petroleum Council meet in the Department of the Interior conference room. Pictured: Senator Joseph O'Mahoney (left) National Security Resources Board Chairman Stuart Symington (standing), and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook.

Symington for President

General Counsel for the National Farmers Union and former Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan (third from right) at the Denver airport arriving via Continental Airlines. Also pictured is Missouri Senator Stuart Symington (fourth from left). Others in the photo are holding "Symington for President" signs. All other individuals are unidentified. Photo is autographed by Stuart Symington.

Former President Truman and Leading Democrats

Photo of former President Harry S. Truman clasping the hands of other leading Democrats, taken at the "Black Tie" dinner during the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, in mid-July. Left to right are: G. Mennen Williams, Hubert Humphrey, Leroy Collins, former President Truman, John F. Kennedy, Pat Brown, and Stuart Symington. From: Frank Cullen, Jr., FCA Company, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067.

Truman Signing National Security Amendments Bill

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.

Truman Signing National Security Act Amendments

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.