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Truman and Acheson at Acheson's Swearing-in Ceremony

73-2947
Accession Number
73-2947
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 338957006
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Judges
Naval officers
Presidential family
Presidents
HST Keywords
Truman - Cabinet - Members - Oath of Office - Acheson, Dean
People Pictured
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953
Rights

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (right) shaking hands with Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) during Acheson's swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office. Standing in the background are, from left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Captain Robert Dennison, Chief Justice Fred Vinson (partly obscured by Truman), Mary Jane Truman, and three unidentified women.
Date(s)
January 21, 1949