Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

George C. Marshall (center) shaking hands with Senator Tom Connally. Senator Arthur Vandenberg (left), President Harry S. Truman and James Byrnes are in the foreground. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder is in the background between President Truman and James Byrnes.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Lady Margaret Alexander, wife of the Governor General of Canada. Standing next to President Truman is First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. On the left, behind President Truman are Harry Vaughan (second from the left), Secretary of State George Marshall (third from the left), and others.

James Byrnes (right) congratulating George Marshall (left) upon his swearing in as Secretary of State. President Harry S. Truman stands between them, with Admiral William Leahy (left) and Attorney General Tom Clark (right) in the background.

George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State from Chief Justice Fred Vinson in the foreground. In the background: President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and James Byrnes.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet. From L to R: Secretary of Agriculture, Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor, Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Commerce, W. Averell Harriman; Secretary of Interior, Julius Krug; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War, Robert Patterson; Secretary of State, George C. Marshall; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury, John W. Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shaking hands with George Marshall at the dedication of the Kentucky (TVA) Dam in Marshall County, Kentucky. In the background are: unidentified man, Dean Acheson and Averell Harriman, and unidentified man.

United States and Soviet Chiefs of Staff meet in the Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. In the group are General Antonov (center rear, with map in front of him), Chief of Russian Military Staff; General George C. Marshall (right); General Henry Arnold (seated at General Marshall's left); and Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations (on General Marshall's right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.

General George C. Marshall leaves Cecilienhof Palace, scene of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany, after a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Others in the photo are unidentified. From Potsdam Album, 1945.

General George C. Marshall, U. S. Army Chief of Staff, and General Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General, U. S. Army Air Forces, arrive at the residence of Prime Minister Winston Churchill for a dinner given by the British Prime Minister for President Truman and Soviet leader Josef Stalin during the Potsdam Conference. The two generals return the salute of the Guard of Honor formed by a detachment of Scots Guards of the British Brigade of Foot Guards. From Potsdam album, 1945

United States and Soviet Chiefs of Staff meet in the Cecilienhof Palace during the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. In the group are General Antonov (seated in large chair, center rear), Chief of Russian Military Staff; General George C. Marshall (right); General Henry Arnold (seated at General Marshall's left); and Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations (on General Marshall's right). Others are unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945.