Abbie Rowe

Two unidentified men are standing outside the White House on the occasion of the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.

Several unidentified individuals outside the White House on the occasion of the announcement of the Japanese surrender ending World War II.

Secretary of War Henry Stimson (right) leaves the White House after a Cabinet meeting. Others in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet in a meeting. From left to right: Under Secretary of the Interior Abe Fortas (partially obscured); Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Henry Stimson; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal leaves the White House after a Cabinet meeting.

Cameramen and sound technicians in the White House, photographing a meeting between President Harry S. Truman and members of his Cabinet and administration. All are unidentified.

Cameramen and sound technicians in the White House, photographing a meeting between President Harry S. Truman and members of his Cabinet and administration. All are unidentified.

Cabinet members and other government officials at a meeting with President Harry S. Truman (not pictured). From left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; John Blandford, Jr. of the National Housing Agency; Julius Krug of the War Production Board; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; William H. Davis, Office of Economic Stabilization; Leo T. Crowley, Foreign Economic Administration; Secretary of Commerce Henry A.

Secretary of War Henry Stimson outside the White House, either arriving for or departing from a Cabinet meeting.

Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach arrives at the White House for a Cabinet meeting.