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George C. Marshall being sworn in as Secretary of State

73-2366
Accession Number
73-2366
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338955830
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Judges
Oaths
Offices
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Cabinet - Members - Oath of Office
People Pictured
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
George C. Marshall (foreground, left) is sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) in the Oval Office as President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) and other dignitaries watch. Along the wall, from left to right are: Secretary of War Robert Patterson (partly obscured); Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; unidentified man.
Date(s)
January 21, 1947