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President Truman at the new Government Accounting Office Building

58-144 (untitled)
Accession Number
58-144
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Presidents
Civil service
Public buildings
HST Keywords
Truman - Addresses - Dedications - General Accounting Office Building; Cornerstone Laying - General Accounting Office Building; General Accounting Office Building; Autographs - Yates, Frank L.
People Pictured
McShain, John, 1898-1989
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Warren, Lindsay Carter, 1889-1976
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Description
President Harry S. Truman laying the cornerstone of the new $25,000,000 Government Accounting Office building in Washington, D. C., and in a speech following the ceremony, he defended the federal budget against criticism conceived in "ignorance, and malice." Photograph is autographed by Frank L. Yates, Assistant Comptroller General of the United States; W. Englebert Reynolds, Commissioner of Public Buildings; Lindsay C. Warren, Comptroller General of the United States, and John McShain, Builder. Original is oversized.
Date(s)
September 11, 1951