1958 New York state election
The 1958 New York state election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general, a judge of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. Senator, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
Image: Aankomst Rockefeller op Schiphol tijdens doorreis naar Noorwegen, Rockefeller ti, Bestanddeelnr 910 6196 (cropped)
Image: Averell Harriman (1)
William Averell Harriman, better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. He founded Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York, as well as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1952 and 1956. Throughout his career, he was a key foreign policy advisor to Democratic presidents.
Harriman in 1952
W. Averell Harriman (center) with Winston Churchill (right) and Vyacheslav Molotov (left)
Poster featuring Lord Beaverbrook (left) and Harriman encouraging aid to Russia
Ambassador Harriman meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Luns in 1965.