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

President Harry S. Truman awarding the Distinguished Service Medal to Secretary of State James Byrnes in the Rose Garden at the White House. From left to right: General George C. Marshall; General Henry "Hap" Arnold; the President; Secretary Byrnes; his wife, Maude Byrnes; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; and General Harry Vaughan, the President's Military Aide.

From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and General Henry "Hap" Arnold after President Truman awarded Byrnes a Distinguished Service Medal.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II to various reporters and officials in the Oval Office. Seated on the sofa in the background are (left to right): Reathel Odum, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Samuel Rosenman, and John Snyder. Seated behind President Truman is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing behind President Truman at the window is Attorney General Tom Clark (left) and Senator Arthur Vandenberg (right). Others are unidentified.

Secretary of State James Byrnes (left) and an unidentified man outside the White House on the date of the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.

Secretary of State James Byrnes leaves the White House after a Cabinet meeting.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet in a meeting. From left to right: Under Secretary of the Interior Abe Fortas (partially obscured); Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Cabinet members and other government officials at a meeting with President Harry S. Truman (not pictured). From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; John Blandford, Jr. of the National Housing Agency; Julius Krug of the War Production Board; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; William H. Davis, Office of Economic Stabilization; Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Economic Administration; Secretary of Commerce Henry A.

President Harry S. Truman meets with Cabinet members in the White House. From left to right: Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; Secretary of State James Byrnes; the President; Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.