Early, Stephen T. (Stephen Tyree), 1889-1951

Honorable Stephen Early and General Omar Bradley are escorted by APG Deputy Commander M. C. Woodbury upon arrival at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. From: The album, The U. S. Air Force presents Aerial Firepower Demonstration.

Gen. Omar Bradley swears in his successor, Gen. J. Lawton Collins (right), as the new Army Chief of Staff. Among those present are L to R, second row: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early; Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff; Adm. Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations; Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray; Mrs. Collins.

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (left) swears in General Omar Bradley (right) as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Among those present are left to right, background: Dan A. Dimball (partially obscured), Under Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; Gen. Lawton Collins, Vice Chief of Staff; General Hoyt Vandenberg, Chief of Staff; Mrs. Bradley; Gordon Gray, Secretary of the Army; Stephen Early, Deputy Secretary of Defense.

The Senate today unanimously approved the nomination of Stephen T. Early to be Undersecretary of Defense. Mr. Early is shown here as he testified before the Armed Service Committee, prior to the action of the Committee in approving his nomination. From: Beth Gore

Stephen T. Early, Press Secretary and Aide at the White House for the past 12 years, prior to leaving to accepted the position as Vice-President of the Pullman Company, was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by President Truman. The ceremony was held in the Rose Garden of the White House and was attended by the White House staff, shown in the background. From: Beth Gore

Stephen T. Early, associated in the White House for over 12 years as Press Secretary and aide, before leaving to take over a job as Vice-President of the Pullman Company, was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by President Harry S. Truman. The ceremony was held in the Rose Garden of the White House and was attended by the White House staff. From: Beth Gore.

Portrait of Stephen T. Early. From: Beth Gore

Portrait of Stephen T. Early. From: Beth Gore

President Truman is shown giving the Distinguished Service Medal to Stephen T. Early, White House Press Secretary for the past 12 years. Early is retiring to become a vice-president of Pullman, Inc.

Stephen T. Early, President Harry S. Truman's former Press Secretary and former Deputy Defense Secretary, stands at his desk for an informal portrait. The photo is autographed (copy) as follows: To: Joe Short, with more warmth of affection and regard than the above would indicate. From: His old friend and colleague, Stephen T. Early.