Cabinet officers

View of table at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Charles Sawyer (left) is seated with Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sullivan (right).

In his office, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall (second from left) presents the Certificate of Appreciation, the highest award of the Department of Defense for civilian service, to Assistant Secretary of Defense Marx Leva (third from left), whose resignation was accepted by President Truman on April 12, 1951. Witnessing the presentation are Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett (extreme left) and General of the Army Omar N. Bradley (extreme right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (right) swears in Edward H. Foley, Jr. (left), as Under Secretary of Treasury on July 15, 1948, at 4:30 P.M. Secretary of Treasury John Snyder is second from the right. The woman is unidentified.

Left to right: Captain James Foskett, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and President Harry S. Truman on board the U.S.S. August, en route to Potsdam, Germany. Donor: Gerald Wichner.

View of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman is second from the right. All others are unidentified.

View of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Standing in the center from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. All others are unidentified.

View of one of the tables at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Left to right, unidentified man, unidentified woman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. All others are unidentified.

View of table at the dinner honoring President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Left to right, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and an unidentified man. All others in background are unidentified.

Paul H. Griffith speaking at a banquet. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder is seated at left.

Left to right: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder and American Legion Commander Paul H. Griffith shown at a banquet with an unidentified speaker.