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D35550-52
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- 1948-10-01 (Creation)
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Portrait of Governor Mon C. Wallgren while he was attending a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. Governor Wallgren, dapper in striped tie and dark suit, was photographed on October 1, 1948. He was nearing the end of his term in office; although he ran for re-election, he was defeated by former governor, Arthur B. Langlie. His old friend, President Harry S. Truman, nominated him for chairman of the National Security Resources Board in 1949. Because the Senate Armed Services Committee rejected this nomination, Mr. Wallgren asked that President Truman withdraw his name, and the president regretfully complied. Governor Wallgren did serve on the Federal Power Commission 1950-51 and later was involved in citrus growing and the development of uranium claims in California. ALBUM 10. TPL-5055
Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits;