Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

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.

President Harry S. Truman signs the British Loan Agreement in the presence of the Rt. Honorable Lord Inverchapel, British Ambassador to the United States and several others. From left to right: unidentified, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Lord Inverchapel, Sam Rayburn, and unidentified (with Truman in the foreground).

President Truman being sworn is as President. Others in photo, from left to right are: Philip B. Fleming, Public Works Administrator; John B.

Group photo of President Harry S. Truman and his party while on vacation at Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, Wallace Graham, and Eben Ayers.

President Harry S. Truman is walking away from the podium on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ,where he addressed the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Seen slightly behind Truman are Walter White (left) and Fred Vinson. All others are unidentified.

Sherman Minton shakes hands with President Harry S. Truman and Chief Justice Fred Vinson after being sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. People in background are unidentified. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.