Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988

A group of invited individuals are shown having just departed from a United States Air Force airplane. They include left to right: General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense; unidentified; Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; and W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force. They are attending a Joint Orientation Conference held at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 4-5, 1949.

Senator Stuart Symington seated and waiting to speak. He is one of the many dignitaries at the banquet to honor former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The event is also a fundraiser for the Democratic party. This was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington speaking from the podium. Many dignitaries are present at the Democratic fund raiser and banquet in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt. It was held in New York, New York at the Waldorf-Astoria. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

A banquet is being held to honor former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. It is a fund raising event for the Democratic party. Former President Harry S. Truman (left at the podium) shakes hands with Missouri Senator Stuart Symington. In the background are, left to right: Thomas Finletter, comedian Mort Sahl, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, and Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington speaking at a banquet honoring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The event was also a fund raiser for the Democratic Party. Many dignitaries were there at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington addresses attendees of the banquet honoring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The event was also a fundraiser for the Democratic Party. It was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Stuart Symington addresses the crowd at the banquet honoring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It is also a fundraiser, with many Democratic dignitaries there. They are at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington speaks at the banquet for former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It was also a fundraiser for the Democratic Party. It was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Missouri Senator Stuart Symington speaks at a banquet honoring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The event was also a fundraiser for the Democratic Party and was held in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaking at the podium, introducing Missouri Senator Stuart Symington. Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is being honored and money is being raised for the Democratic Party. In this photo seated from left to right: comedian Mort Sahl, Senator Stuart Symington, rising from chair, Senator John F. Kennedy, Senator Hubert Humphrey, Paul Butler, New York Governor Averell Harriman, and an unidentified man. From: George S. Zimbel collection.