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Marshall shakes hands with his predecessor, James Byrnes

73-2364
Accession Number
73-2364
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338955826
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Legislators
Offices
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Cabinet - Members - Oath of Office
People Pictured
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
Connally, Tom, 1877-1963
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

George C. Marshall (second from left) shakes hands with his predecessor as Secretary of State, James Byrnes, as President Harry S. Truman looks on, on the occasion of Marshall's taking the oath of office as Secretary of State in the Oval Office. On the left is Senator Tom Connally of Texas; in the background, to the right of Byrnes, is Attorney General Tom Clark and Secretary of War Robert Patterson. Others are unidentified.

Date(s)
January 21, 1947