President Harry Truman signing the Instrument of Ratification of the North Atlantic Pact

The photograph was taken during a ceremony at the White House. Those pictured include, from left to right, include Georgia Senator Walter George, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, Illinois Senator Scott Lucas, Texas Senator Tom Connally, Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Claude Pepper, Vice President Alben W. Barkley, and Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg.