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President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with General George C. Marshall (left) during the ceremony swearing him in as Secretary of State. Standing between them is the outgoing Secretary of State, James Byrnes. Visible in the background between Marshall and Byrnes is Secretary of War Robert Patterson. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.