William H. Davis, who succeeds Fred M. Vinson as Director of Economic Stabilization, is administered the oath of office by Associate Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. From: Beth Gore.
President Harry S. Truman meeting with his Cabinet to discuss the Japanese Surrender to end World War II. Around the table, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach; National Housing Agency Chairman John B. Blandford, Jr.; War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug; War Mobilization Director John W. Snyder; Office of Economic Stabilization Director William H.