Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

Following swearing-in ceremonies at the Treasury Department for Edward H. Foley (right) as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson congratulates Mr. Foley.

President Harry S. Truman (at right), congratulates Paul G. Hoffman (at left) following a White House ceremony at which Hoffman was sworn into office as Administrator for Economic Cooperation. Chief Justice Fred Vinson, center, of the U.S. Supreme Court, administered the oath of office.

First Lady Bess Truman (at left), Margaret Truman (third from left), and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (at right) at a concert with others.

President Harry S. Truman (right) with Tom Clark (left) and Fred Vinson (center) view the Gettysburg Address manuscript on the Freedom Train while it was stopped at Union Station in Washington, D. C. The Freedom Train was a seven-car rolling exhibit containing documents of American liberty next to documents of tyranny and despotism.

James Forrestal is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, while the top ranking civilian officials and military personnel witness the ceremony. Left to right are General Dwight D. Eisenhower, John L. Sullivan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Senator Stuart Symington, Major General Alfred M. Gruenther, and Thomas J. Hargrave.

Chief Justice Fred Vinson shaking hands with John Snyder, with President Harry S. Truman in the background. Snyder had just been sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury.

Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner administers the oath of office to Fred Vinson. In the background are Captain Clark Clifford, White House Naval Aide, Mrs. Roberta Dixon Vinson, and Vinson's aunt, Mrs. Belle Vinson Hughes. Vinson is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

From left to right, Fred Vinson, President Harry S. Truman and John Snyder at the White House. Truman had announced that Vinson was his nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Snyder was his nominee to replace Vinson as Secretary of the Treasury.

George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State from Chief Justice Fred Vinson in the foreground. In the background: President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and James Byrnes.

From left to right, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. They are escorting Secretary Byrnes to the airport to leave for the Paris Peace Conference.