Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953

President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) reads the victory proclamation, officially ending World War II in Europe, with Germany signing unconditional surrender terms. Gathered around behind the President are (seated): Elmer Davis (hand to face), Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Major General Philip Fleming, Representative Joseph Martin, General George Marshall, J. Leonard Reinsch, Colonel Harry Vaughan (standing behind Truman), John Snyder, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Fred Vinson is in the foreground, looking into the camera.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman in the Washington Evening Star. The cartoon depicts Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson swearing in George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense in front of President Harry S. Truman. Originally published in 1950.

Vice President Alben W. Barkley (front row, seventh from the left) takes the oath of office. President Harry S. Truman is in the front row, fifth from the left. Also in the front row, from left to right, are Marian (Mrs. Max) Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman, unidentified man, President Truman, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson. Others are unidentified.

Honored guests stand during part of the Inaugural Ceremonies for President Harry S. Truman. The man at the podium is unidentified. Standing behind him are President Harry S. Truman (left) and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (second from left). Vice President Alben Barkley is second from the right. Also present, in the front row are: unidentified, Marian (Mrs. Max) Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman. Others are unidentified.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman in the Washington Evening Star. The cartoon depicts Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson swearing in George C. Marshall as Secretary of Defense in front of President Harry S. Truman. Originally published in 1950.

President Harry S. Truman (right) accompanied by Chief Justice Fred Vinson, waves from his special train today upon his departure for Philadelphia to see the Army-Navy Football game. From; Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman welcomes General George Marshall and William Pawley to The Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy; Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson; President Truman; General Marshall; William Pawley.

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first ball at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs.

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. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. From left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Major General Harry Vaughan (behind Vinson); Major General Robert Landry (behind Truman); President Truman; Matthew Connelly (behind Truman and Griffith); Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.