Groner, Duncan Lawrence, 1873-1957

From left to right President Harry S. Truman is watching Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner give oaths of office to Arthur H. Hill, Sidney Souers, and Roscoe Hillenkoetter. Mr. Hill is being sworn in as chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Mr. Souers is being sworn in as Executive Secretary of the National Security Council. Mr. Hillenkoetter is being sworn in as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner administers the oath of office to Fred Vinson. In the background are Captain Clark Clifford, White House Naval Aide, Mrs. Roberta Dixon Vinson, and Vinson's aunt, Mrs. Belle Vinson Hughes. Vinson is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Fred M. Vinson (right) taking the oath of office as Chief Justice of the United States at the South Portico of the White House. The oath is being administered by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).

Fred M. Vinson (right) at the Southern portico of the White House as he is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).

Fred M. Vinson (right) at the Southern portico of the White House as he is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).

John W. Snyder, RFC Director, taking the oath of office as War Mobilization and Reconversion Director, replacing Fred M. Vinson, who had just become Secretary of the Treasury. Left to Right: John Snyder, Fred Vinson, and Chief Justice Lawrence Groner of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. From: Beth Gore