Smith, Walter Bedell, 1895-1961

Portrait of Lt. General Walter Bedell Smith, who later became director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Portrait of General Walter Bedell Smith. Smith was ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949, and was head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1953. The photo is autographed on the outside border: "For President Truman, with affection and admiration from Bedell Smith." Donor: Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) and General Walter Bedell Smith (right), the newly appointed Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State. In the foreground is (left to right) George C. Marshall and Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. In the background, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom Clark, President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified photographer, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. They are in President Truman's office for the swearing in of George Marshall as Secretary of State.