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President Truman Going to Democratic Convention

Date: 1948
Description: Harry S. Truman being driven in a black limousine to the Democratic Convention. He is waving to onlookers.
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Jim Doyle Sr. and Eleanor Roosevelt

Date: 1952
Description: James E. Doyle Sr., head of the Americans For Democratic Action (1953-1954), at an ADA meeting (perhaps 1954) with Eleanor Roosevelt. As chair of the Wisco...
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Eleanor Roosevelt at ADA Meeting

Date: 1948
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt at a foreign policy committee meeting at the Americans for Democratic Action convention. Along with John Kenneith Galbraith, Hubert Humph...
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ADA Meeting

Date: 1947
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt and national co-chair Leon Henderson (right) at a dinner sponsored by the Union for Democratic Action (later Americans for Democratic Act...
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Hollywood Ten Discussion

Date: 1947
Description: At a luncheon sponsored by Americans for Democratic Action, Paul Hays, chair of the ADA New York chapter, discusses the congressional investigation of Holl...
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McCarthy Supporters at ADA Convention

Date: 1954
Description: Supporters of Lar Daly, an Illinois senatorial candidate, and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, protest outside the Congress Hotel where the Americans for Democr...
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Robert R. Nathan

Date: 1950
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Robert R. Nathan, an American economist. In the 1950s, Nathan was briefly chair of the Americans for Democratic Action.
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Edward Hollander with Chart

Date: 02 1954
Description: Edward D. Hollander, national director of Americans for Democratic Action, refers to a chart with the title, "Doom and Gloom — Look who's talking".
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Robert Nathan

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Description: Robert Nathan at an Americans for Democratic Action event.
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Edward Hollander

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Description: Edward Hollander is seated with an unidentified woman at an Americans for Democratic Action event.
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Americans for Democratic Action National Board Meeting

Date: 12 17 1949
Description: Reinhold Niebuhr (seated on the far right) posing with other attendees of the Americans for Democratic Action national board meeting.
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Niebuhr Speaking at a Podium

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Description: View from audience of Reinhold Niebuhr speaking from a podium at an Americans for Democratic Action event. He is holding a cigarette in his hand.
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Americans for Democratic Action Meeting

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Description: A view from the stage of a man speaking to a large crowd at an Americans for Democratic Action event.
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Niebuhr Speaking On the Radio

Date: 01 1950
Description: Reinhold Niebuhr speaking into a radio microphone for the station WCFM at a dinner for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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Reinhold Niebuhr and Others

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Description: Reinhold Niebuhr, who is smiling and wearing round eyeglasses, stands with several other men, probably at an Americans for Democratic Action event.
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Niebuhr Addressing An Audience

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Description: A view from a balcony of Reinhold Neibuhr at a podium on a stage, speaking to a seated audience. This is probably at an event for Americans For Democratic ...
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Niebuhr, Frank, and Chaplin

Date: 10 22 1942
Description: Seated at a table, from left to right, are Reinhold Niebuhr, Waldo Frank, and Charles Chaplin. They are at the Commodore Hotel at a dinner in honor of Fran...
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Full Employment Bill Ceremony Attendees

Date: 05 17 1945
Description: The opening of the campaign for the Full Employment Bill of 1945 was attended by, from left to right: Ted Silvey, Chairman of the Reconversion Committee CI...
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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Description: Eleanor Roosevelt standing in front of a microphone, speaking at a press conference. She is holding eyeglasses in her hand.
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Eleanor Roosevelt at Meeting

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Description: Eleanor Roosevelt, smiling and holding eyeglasses in her hands, is sitting at a table with several men during a press conference.

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