Former U.S. Secretary of State (1949-53) Dean Acheson, a major architect of postwar European recovery and cold war diplomacy, died 10/12 of an apparent heart attack at his Sandy Sprinds, Md., home at the age of 78. Acheson is shown in this 1952 photo from files with some of the World statesmen he was associated with during his four years at helm of the U.S. State Department. Left to right: Britain's Anthony Eden; Acheson; Harry S. Truman; and Britain's Sir Winston Churchill. Acheson is survived by his widow, a son and two daughters.

United Press International · [ca. October 1971]

[Information from item housing] Acheson, Dean Secy. of State Groups Only 1952