Judges

Honorary pallbearers follow the remains of Stephen T. Early as they proceed to the grave site in Arlington National Cemetery where full military honors were accorded the late Deputy Secretary of Defense. Shown among the pallbearers are Fred Vinson (front row, dark suit) and Frank Pace second behind the man in the light suit.

Following swearing-in ceremonies at the Treasury Department for Edward H. Foley (right) as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson congratulates Mr. Foley.

President Harry S. Truman (at right), congratulates Paul G. Hoffman (at left) following a White House ceremony at which Hoffman was sworn into office as Administrator for Economic Cooperation. Chief Justice Fred Vinson, center, of the U.S. Supreme Court, administered the oath of office.

First Lady Bess Truman (at left), Margaret Truman (third from left), and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (at right) at a concert with others.

President Harry S. Truman (right) with Tom Clark (left) and Fred Vinson (center) view the Gettysburg Address manuscript on the Freedom Train while it was stopped at Union Station in Washington, D. C. The Freedom Train was a seven-car rolling exhibit containing documents of American liberty next to documents of tyranny and despotism.

James Forrestal is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, while the top ranking civilian officials and military personnel witness the ceremony. Left to right are General Dwight D. Eisenhower, John L. Sullivan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Senator Stuart Symington, Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, and Thomas J. Hargrave.

From left to right President Harry S. Truman is watching Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner give oaths of office to Arthur H. Hill, Sidney Souers, and Roscoe Hillenkoetter. Mr. Hill is being sworn in as chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Mr. Souers is being sworn in as Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. Mr. Hillenkoetter is being sworn in as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Chief Justice Fred Vinson shaking hands with John Snyder, with President Harry S. Truman in the background. Snyder had just been sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury.

Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner administers the oath of office to Fred Vinson. In the background are Captain Clark Clifford, White House Naval Aide, Mrs. Roberta Dixon Vinson, and Vinson's aunt, Mrs. Belle Vinson Hughes. Vinson is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State. In the foreground is (left to right) George C. Marshall and Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. In the background, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom Clark, President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified photographer, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.