Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) and General Walter Bedell Smith (right), the newly appointed Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

George C. Marshall (center) shaking hands with Senator Tom Connally. Senator Arthur Vandenberg (left), President Harry S. Truman and James Byrnes are in the foreground. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder is in the background between President Truman and James Byrnes.

James Byrnes (right) congratulating George Marshall (left) upon his swearing in as Secretary of State. President Harry S. Truman stands between them, with Admiral William Leahy (left) and Attorney General Tom Clark (right) in the background.

President Harry S. Truman (right, wearing hat) with Secretary of State James Byrnes (left, without hat), just before Secretary Byrnes leaves for the Paris Peace Conference. Others are unidentified.

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.

President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. They are in President Truman's office for the swearing in of George Marshall as Secretary of State.