President Harry Truman and members of the National Defense Research Committee, White House, Washington D.C., United States, 20 Jan 1947.

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Caption     President Harry Truman and members of the National Defense Research Committee, White House, Washington D.C., United States, 20 Jan 1947. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Washington DC, United States
Date 20 Feb 1947
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseHarry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   59-1231
 
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Photo Size 834 x 638 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
29 Jul 2021 12:38:00 PM

Seated are Dr. James Conant, President of Harvard University; President Truman; and Dr. Alfred N. Richards, president of the National Academy of Sciences. Standing are Dr. Karl T. Compton, President of MIT; Dr. Lewis H. Weed, National Academy of Sciences; Dr. Vannevar Bush, Director, Office of Scientific Research and Development; Dr. Frank B. Jewett, New York; Dr. J. C. Hunsaker, MIT; Dr. Roger Adams, University of Illinois; Dr. A. Baird Hastings, Harvard Medical School; and Dr. A. R. Dochez, Columbia University.

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