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Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

Truman being sworn in as Vice-President

Harry S. Truman being sworn in as Vice President of the United States at the White House. From left to right: Edwin Halsey, Secretary of the Senate; Henry A. Wallace; Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan; unidentified Secret Service man; Colonel James Roosevelt, United States Marine Corps; Vice President Harry S. Truman (taking oath); and Major General Edwin M. Watson, Secretary to the President.

Truman and Cabinet discussing Japanese Surrender

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet to discuss the Japanese Surrender to end World War II. Around the table, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach; National Housing Agency Chairman John B. Blandford, Jr.; War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug; War Mobilization Director John W. Snyder; Office of Economic Stabilization Director William H.