Stohl, Ralph N., 1914-1978

Portrait of Ralph N. Stohl, Director, Office of Domestic Security Programs, Office of Secretary of Defense.

At the Pentagon, John A. Hannah (left) is sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Personnel, and Frank C. Nash (second from left)is sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Ralph N. Stohl, Director of Administration, Office of the Secretary of Defense, administers the oath of office, and Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson (second from right)was present at the ceremony.

At the Pentagon, the Hon. William C. Foster (second from left) is sworn in as the new Deputy Secretary of Defense by Ralph N. Stohl (right), Director of Administration, Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett (left), and Mrs. Foster (third from left) were among the many prominent guests who attended the ceremony.

James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense, is shown seated at his desk surrounded by staff including Ralph N. Stohl (center, next to Forrestal), Director of Administration, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Others are unidentified.

At special ceremonies in the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett took the oath for his new position. Mr. Lovett was nominated by President Truman to be acting secretary when General George C. Marshall resigned recently. The nomination was confirmed September 13, 1951. Left to right are: General Marshall; Robert Lovett, Jr. (the Secretary's son); Secretary Lovett; Mrs. Lovett; and Ralph N. Stohl, Director of Administration, Office of the Secretary of Defense, who administered the oath.