Oaths

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. (left) shakes hands with Assistant Secretary of the Army Fred Korth on the day of Korth's swearing in.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. with Mr. Fred Korth and his family at the swearing in ceremony of Mr. Korth as the Assistant Secretary of the Army. Pictured from left to right: Pace, Miss Nina Maria Korth, Vera (Mrs. Fred) Korth, Mr. Fred Korth, Miss Vera S. Korth, and Master Fritz Korth.

Senator William H. King (left) swearing in Senator Monrad C. Wallgren (right) in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol on December 19, 1940. Alben Barkley (center) is watching the ceremony.

Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin at his swearing-in ceremony, with Mrs. Tobin, the three Tobin children, and other unidentified people. Foreground, left to right: Secretary Tobin; Maurice J. Tobin, Jr.; Helen (Mrs. Maurice J.) Tobin; Carol Ann Tobin; unidentified judge; Helen Louise Tobin.

Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin at his swearing-in ceremony with his wife, children, and others (probably relatives). Back row, left to right: Helen (Mrs. Maurice J.) Tobin; Carol Ann Tobin; unidentified girl; Secretary Tobin; two unidentified girls; Helen Louise Tobin. Front row, left to right: unidentified boy, Maurice J. Tobin, Jr.; unidentified boy.

Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin (left), shaking hands with unidentified judge (right), while Helen (Mrs. Maurice J.) Tobin looks on. This photo was taken after Tobin's swearing in as Secretary.

Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin (left), shaking hands with unidentified judge (right), while Helen (Mrs. Maurice J.) Tobin looks on. This photo was taken after Tobin's swearing in as Secretary.

Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson (second from left) being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Labor by unidentified man, with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (second from right) and another unidentified man looking on.

Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson (second from left) with unidentified men and Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (second from right). This photo was taken after Mr. Gibson swore the oath of office to become Assistant Secretary.

James Boyd (second from right) being sworn in as Director of the United States Bureau of Mines by unidentified man. On the left is Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman and on the right is Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug.