Walter Reuther taking a drink of beer at the 1952 CIO convention after he was elected president of the CIO. Although he did not smoke or drink, Reuther promised to smoke a cigar and drink a beer if he won."1952" Photograper: Allan Grant, LIFE Magazine
47th Conference L.I.D., April 26, 1952.-Hotel Commodore, N.Y."Left to Right: Nathaniel M. Minkoff, James B. Carey, Helen Cahagan Douglas, Walter P. Reuther, John Haynes Holmes, Harry W. Laidler." Photographer: Alexander Archer.
At a meeting of the CIO executive board at the Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago, July 18, union head Philip Murray indicated that the CIO would endorse the Democratic Presidential candidate -L-R-James B. Carey-Secretary-Murray- Tresurer-Walter Reuther- President of UAW-Alan S. Haywood - CIO Vice President circa 7/19/52