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Chief Justice Fred Vinson swearing in George C. Marshall

73-2367
Accession Number
73-2367
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338955832
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Judges
Legislators
Naval officers
Oaths
Offices
Presidential advisors
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
Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952
Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948
Snyder, John W. (John Wesley), 1895-1985
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

Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) swears in George C. Marshall (foreground, left) as Secretary of State in the Oval Office as President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk), other dignitaries and the press look on. Lined up along the wall are, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenberg; Admiral William Leahy; Major General Harry Vaughan; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; unidentified photographer; outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes; and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

Date(s)
January 21, 1947