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George C. Marshall takes the oath of office

59-1225-2
Accession Number
59-1225-2
7x9 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348259905
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Judges
Oaths
Presidential advisors
Presidents
HST Keywords
Leahy, William D. - Dignitaries with; Vaughan, Harry H. - with Dignitaries; Snyder, John W. - Ceremonies; Marshall, George C. - Secretary of State; Byrnes, James F. - Cabinet; Truman - Cabinet - Members - Oath of Office - Marshall, George; Truman - Cabinet - Truman with Members
People Pictured
Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948
Smith, Walter Bedell, 1895-1961
Snyder, John W. (John Wesley), 1895-1985
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State. In the foreground is (left to right) George C. Marshall and Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. In the background, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom Clark, President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified photographer, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.
Date(s)
January 21, 1947