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Stettinius, Edward R. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (center left) is being sworn in as President of the United States. With him, from left to right, are Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, War Production Board Administrator Julius Krug, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Harry S.

President Harry S. Truman Speaking at the United Nations Conference

President Harry S. Truman, standing at the podium, is speaking at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California. Seated behind President Truman are, from left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, and Alger Hiss. Armed Service personnel and the flags of nations are in the background. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

Swearing-In of Secretary Byrnes

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) shakes hands with President Harry S. Truman (right) after being sworn-in as Secretary in the White House Rose Garden. Also pictured (second row, l-r): Former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others unidentified.

Swearing-In of Secretary Byrnes

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) shakes hands with President Harry S. Truman (left) after being sworn-in as Secretary of State in the White House Rose Garden. Also pictured (second row, l-r): Former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Edward Stettinus at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco

Secretary of State Edward Stettinus (far right) and President Harry S. Truman approach the speaker's platform for the final session of the United Nations Conference on International Organizations, held at the San Francisco, California Opera House. President Truman is to give the closing address before hundreds of delegates from nations all over the world who met together and drew up a United Nations Charter, after nine weeks of study and debate, to insure world peace in the future.