Brannan, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1903-1992

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet, autographed by all. Pictured clockwise from bottom left corner are Charles Sawyer, Charles E. Wilson, John R. Steelman, Alben W. Barkley, W. Averell Harriman, Maurice J. Tobin, Charles F. Brannan, Jesse M. Donaldson, Robert A. Lovett, Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, John W. Snyder, J. Howard McGrath, and Oscar L. Chapman.

Portrait of Charles Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-1953. Original is inscribed outside the photograph: "To Steve Mitchell with best regards. Charles F. Brannan."

President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet. Around the table, from left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath.

President Harry S. Truman with selected Cabinet members. Front row, left to right: John Snyder, Dean Acheson, President Truman, Fred Vinson, James P. McGranery. Back row, left to right: Clinton Anderson, Tom Clark, Charles Brannan, Louis Johnson, George Marshall, Averell Harriman, Maurice Tobin, J. Howard McGrath, Oscar Chapman. Lower border of photograph is autographed by all men. Original is oversize. Duplicate is 58-474.

President Harry S. Truman with selected Cabinet members. Front row, left to right: John Snyder, Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, Fred Vinson, James P. McGranery. Back row, left to right: Clinton Anderson, Tom Clark, Charles Brannan, Louis Johnson, George Marshall, Averell Harriman, Maurice Tobin, J. Howard McGrath, Oscar Chapman. Duplicate is 58-575.

Staff members of the War Food Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture pose for a photograph in front of a building. Among those present are Marvin Jones (front row, fifth from left); Grover Hill (front row, sixth from left); Charles Brannan (front row, fourth from right); Norris Dodd (second row, sixth from left); Dennis A. Fitzgerald (front row, second from right); Oris V. Wells (back row, second from right); and Ralph Will (back row, seventh from right). All others are unidentified.

United States officials prepare to board a plane. They are en route to St. Croix, Virgin Islands on a Pan American flight to attend a meeting on agricultural problems of the islands and the Virgin Islands Company. At the top of the stairs, left is Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan. In the second row on the stairs, reaching down to shake hands with an unidentified man, is Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Ralph Will is standing on the ground, far right. Also present is Mason Barr (exact position unknown). All others are unidentified.

Farm Security Administration officers attend dinner meeting in Washington, D.C. Charles Brannan is second from the front on the right (mostly obscured) and Ralph R. Will is third from the front on the right. All others are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet ride in cars during the Inaugural parade. In the car in the foreground is Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin (back seat, right). Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer rides in the car in the center (back seat, left). Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan rides in the car in the background (back seat, left) with his wife, Eda (back seat, right). All others are unidentified. Donor: Jerrold Gilbert.

This is a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman that appeared in the Washington Evening Star. Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan is sitting behind a desk heaped with mail and saying, "These are the questions and answers to the new administration farm program." Attorney General J. Howard McGrath is standing on the right and is saying, "I know the questions but could I er-er just have a peep at the answers?"