Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Truman - Family - Wife - Daughter - 1945; Truman - Oaths - President - 1945; Truman - Bess - Ceremonies - Oath of Office; Truman - Margaret - Ceremonies - Oath of Office

People Pictured

Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008

Daniels, Jonathan W. (Jonathan Worth), 1902-1981

Wickard, Claude R. (Claude Raymond), 1893-1967

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Description

Vice President Harry S. Truman (left with his hand raised) is sworn in as President of the United States. Standing next to him is new First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) and their daughter, Margaret Truman (right). Standing in the background are Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Date(s)

April 12, 1945

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Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President