Sawyer, Charles, 1887-1979

President Harry S. Truman (center) congratulates W. Averell Harriman (left) upon his swearing-in as new Director of the Mutual Security Agency after an Oval Office ceremony. Chief Justice Fred Vinson looks on (right). Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (second from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (second from right), and John Steelman (right). All others are unidentified.

Cameras gather in the Oval Office around President Harry S. Truman (center), W. Averell Harriman (left), and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) as Harriman takes the oath as new director of the Mutual Security Agency. Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (fourth from left, partly obscured), Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (fifth from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (third from right), and John Steelman (second from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) looks on as Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administers the oath of office to W. Averell Harriman (left) as the first Director of the Mutual Security Agency in an Oval Office ceremony. Also present are John Steelman (background, right), and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (background, second from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman saying goodbye before leaving on his plane "The Independence", which will take him to Key West, Florida for vacation. Foreground, from left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (back to camera), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, and Director of the Mutual Security Agency W. Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman conversing with members of his Cabinet before boarding his plane to go to Key West, Florida on vacation. Foreground, from left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Director of Mutual Security W. Averell Harriman (slightly behind Acheson), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (mostly obscured), and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. All other unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet participate in welcoming ceremonies for President Galo Plaza of Ecuador at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: Vice President Alben Barkley, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J.

Officials wait to greet President Galo Plaza of Ecuador upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. Standing in line, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. On the right is Secretary of State Dean Acheson.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet and other officials, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. From left to right around table: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Special Assistant to the President W.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's Cabinet with their wives at the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" at the Rock Creek Park Amphitheatre. From left to right: Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, with Nell Donaldson; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer with Elizabeth Sawyer; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman with Ann Chapman.

First Lady Bess Truman (far right) and others in the audience for the premiere of "Faith of our Fathers" at the Rock Creek Park Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre. Front row, left to right: Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman. Press Secretary Charles Ross is also present (second row, fourth from right). All others are unidentified.