Abbie Rowe

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. On platform, left to right: Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Doty; Chapman; unidentified; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne. All others unidentified.

The cortege bearing the flag-draped coffin of Private Leslie Coffelt during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery. Coffelt was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (second from right) and unidentified family pose with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) after Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (left) receives Department of the Interior staff after his swearing-in ceremony. Also pictured: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (second row, third from right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (background, third from right). All others unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (left) and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right) with an unidentified girl at the "I Am An American" Day program which took place in front of the United States Capitol Building.

Administrative Assistant Secretary Vernon Northrop (second from right) and family pose with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) after Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

From left to right: Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; and Vice President Alben Barkley at a Brotherhood dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at the Mayflower Hotel. The dinner was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Man in background unidentified.

Vice President Alben Barkley (at podium) speaks during a Brotherhood dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. Also pictured: Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right). The dinner was sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Man in background unidentified.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior (left) swears-in Edward J. Kelly (center) as Superintendent of National Capital Parks. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior (center) swears-in Dale Doty (right) as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.