Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981

President Harry S. Truman (front left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (front right) on inaugural stand. Also pictured are General Omar Bradley (second row, left) and General Harry Vaughan (front row, far right).

Color portrait of General of the Army Omar N. Bradley (1893-1981), Chairman, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1950-1953. Same as 58-59, but color. Original portrait is in oversize drawer.

Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson with General Omar Bradley, head of the Veterans Administration. The topic is veteran's tax problems. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall (Center)is leaving National Airport for an inspection tour of army installations in Japan, Korea, and other Pacific stations. He is shown here, standing by an airplane, with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Omar Bradley (Left) and Lt. General Albert C. Wedemeyer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Combat Operations. From: Beth Gore

General Omar Bradley (standing, left) addresses members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standing Group. All others are unidentified.

Honorable Stephen Early and General Omar Bradley are escorted by APG Deputy Commander M. C. Woodbury upon arrival at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

Grand Marshal General Omar Bradley leads the inaugural parade in an open car. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

The American Legion - Veterans Administration feud came to an end when the National Legion Commander Paul H. Griffith (right) paid a "good-will visit" to General Omar Bradley, head of the Veterans Administration. The pair are shown here shaking hands with Griffith saying "the Legion will start from scratch." From: Beth Gore

Gen. Omar Bradley swears in his successor, Gen. J. Lawton Collins (right), as the new Army Chief of Staff. Among those present are L to R, second row: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early; Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff; Adm. Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations; Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray; Mrs. Collins.

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (left) swears in General Omar Bradley (right) as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Among those present are left to right, background: Dan A. Dimball (partially obscured), Under Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; Gen. Lawton Collins, Vice Chief of Staff; General Hoyt Vandenberg, Chief of Staff; Mrs. Bradley; Gordon Gray, Secretary of the Army; Stephen Early, Deputy Secretary of Defense.