Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

Oscar Chapman being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Pictured, left to right: Oscar Chapman; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) shakes hands with Tom C. Clark (left) after he was sworn in as an Associate Supreme Court Justice. From left to right: Associate Justice Clark; Vice President Alben Barkley; Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; President Truman; and Chief Justice Fred Vinson. Also pictured: Secretary of State Dean Acheson (background, left, behind Barkley); and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (background, right, behind Vinson, mostly obscured).

Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (second from left) speaks with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (second from right) and Vice President Alben Barkley (right) during a Brotherhood dinner in honor of her husband, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (not pictured). The dinner was hosted by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at microphone) speaks at a Brotherhood dinner given in his honor. Also pictured, head table: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (sixth from left); Chief Justice Fred Vinson (seventh from left); Vice President Alben Barkley (eighth from left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (fifth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Vice President Alben Barkley (standing) speaks at a Brotherhood dinner, sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right). Also pictured: Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (head table, at microphone) speaks at a Brotherhood dinner in his honor. Also pictured, head table: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fifth from left); Chief Justice Fred Vinson (sixth from left); Vice President Alben Barkley (seventh from left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (ninth from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Oscar Chapman being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Pictured, left to right: Julius A. Krug, former Secretary of the Interior; Oscar Chapman; Ann Chapman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson.

Oscar Chapman shakes hands with Julius A. Krug (center), former Secretary of the Interior, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Oscar Chapman (at microphone) addresses the crowd in the Department of Interior Auditorium after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Seated on stage, left to right: unidentified; Senator Joseph O'Mahoney (mostly obscured); Julius A. Krug, former Secretary of the Interior; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Ann Chapman; unidentified. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

The swearing in of Oscar Chapman as Secretary of the Interior. On stage, left to right: unidentified; Senator Joseph O'Mahoney; Julius A. Krug, former Secretary of the Interior; Oscar Chapman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Ann Chapman; unidentified. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook