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Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978

Leslie Coffelt Funeral Services

Cabinet members and others attend the funeral services for Private Leslie Coffelt at Arlington National Cemetery. Coffelt was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950. Pictured: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (third from left); Mrs. Ann Chapman (sixth from left); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seventh from left). All others unidentified.

Lunch in Honor of President Truman

Left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; President Harry S. Truman; Congressman John R. Murdock; and Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney at a luncheon in the President's honor at the Department of the Interior. The President, members of his staff, and members of the Interior's Insular and Public Lands Committees attended the luncheon.

Lunch in Honor of President Truman

Left to Right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; President Harry S. Truman; Congressman John R. Murdock; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; and Senator Zales Ecton at a luncheon at the Department of the Interior in honor of President Truman. The President, his staff, and members of the Interior Insular and Public Lands Committees attended the luncheon.

Leslie Coffelt Funeral Services

Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of Private Leslie Coffelt during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery. Coffelt was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950. Pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (far right of coffin); Mrs. Ann Chapman (second from right of coffin). All others unidentified.

Doty Appointed Assistant Secretary

From left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty; and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop in the Secretary's office after Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

Doty Swearing-In Ceremony

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. On platform, left to right: Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Doty; Chapman; unidentified; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne. All others unidentified.

Doty Receives Interior Staff

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (left) receives Department of the Interior staff after his swearing-in ceremony. Also pictured: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (second row, third from right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, third from right). All others unidentified.