Armed forces officers

George C. Marshall (left) is taking the oath for the position of Secretary of State, as President Harry S. Truman (center, background) looks on. Marshall is sworn in by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (right). Visible in the background behind President Truman are, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenburg (partially obscured by Marshall's shoulder), Rear Admiral James Foskett, Major General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

In the presence of the Atomic Energy Commission, President Harry S. Truman signs an Executive Order that ended the wartime Manhattan Project and transferred its responsibilities to civilian authority. From left to right, Carroll Wilson, President Harry S. Truman, David Lilienthal, Sumner Pike, Colonel K.D. Nichols, Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, General Leslie Groves, Lewis L. Strauss, and William W. Waymack. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 2.

William Hassett (left) and General Robert Landry (right) have lunch on the Little White House lawn during their visit to Key West, Florida. They visited Key West as part of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party.

As part of the celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Cuban National hero, Jose Marti, high military men of the United States were presented with decorations on behalf of the Cuban government. The awards were made by Cuban Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Luis Machado at the Cuban Embassy. Left to right: Brigadier General Robert Landry, Rear Admiral Robert Dennison, General J. Lawton Collins, Dr. Luis Machado, General Wade Hampton Haislip, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Major General Wallace Graham. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, second from right) holds a press conference during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Among those standing in the background are (from right to left): unidentified, David Bell, David Lloyd, unidentified, David Stowe, General Robert Landry, unidentified, William Hassett, two unidentified men, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party relax at the beach in Key West, Florida. From left: President Harry S. Truman, Clark Clifford, Donald Dawson, William Hassett (back to camera), Roger Tubby (back to camera), General Harry Vaughan (background, mostly obscured), Joseph Short, and Commander Leo Roberts.

President Harry S. Truman (right) promotes Robert Landry (right) to Major General.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) presents the commission of "Rear End Son" to David Stowe (foreground, left), Administrative Assistant to the President, during the trip to Key West, Florida. Others present (background, left to right): William Hassett, General Harry Vaughan, David Bell, and Admiral William Leahy.

Colonel David Schilling, fourth from the left, receives the Harmon International Trophy in the Rose Garden at the White House. Schilling had been selected as the outstanding aviator for 1950. On September 22, 1950, Colonel Schilling successfully flew a Republic F-84E Thunderjet from Manston, England, to Limestone Air Force Base in Maine, accomplishing by means of in-flight refueling the first nonstop transatlantic jet aircraft flight. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) congratulates General (right) Robert Landry on his promotion to Major General.