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Vinson taking oath as Chief Justice

73-2224
Accession Number
73-2224
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338955546
Keywords
Judges
Oaths
HST Keywords
Vinson - Swearing In
People Pictured
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Groner, Duncan Lawrence, 1873-1957
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Fred M. Vinson (right) taking the oath of office as Chief Justice of the United States at the South Portico of the White House. The oath is being administered by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).
Date(s)
June 24, 1946