Cabinet officers

President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk in the Oval Office with members of his Cabinet as George C. Marshall is sworn in as the new Secretary of State. Standing behind Truman are, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

George C. Marshall walking in Washington, D.C. on the day he assumed the office of Secretary of State. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) talks in the Oval Office with James Byrnes (center), the retiring Secretary of State, and George C. Marshall (left), on the occasion of Marshall's swearing-in as the new Secretary of State. In the background are, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; unidentified; Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, sixth from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, seventh from left) greet the Governor General of Canada, British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and his party at the White House. Also present are Donald Dawson (second from left), Major General Harry Vaughan (third from left), Secretary of State George Marshall (fourth from left), and George Elsey (to the left of the pillar).

President Harry S. Truman with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House: (clockwise around table) Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; the President; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: unidentified; President Truman; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Second row, left to right: Military Aide Harry Vaughan; Naval Aide James Foskett. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row: President Truman, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Second row: unidentified, Naval Aide James Foskett; Third row: Military Aide Harry Vaughan. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: unidentified; President Truman; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. Second row, left to right: Military Aide Harry Vaughan; Naval Aide James Foskett. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, at the National Airport, shaking hands with Secretary of State James Byrnes before Byrnes' departure for the Paris Peace Conference, as other political associates look on. Front row: Senator Tom Connally, President Truman, Secretary Byrnes, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, two unidentified men. Others are unidentified.

Senator Tom Connally of Texas speaking at an airport ceremony marking the departure of Secretary of State James Byrnes for the Paris Peace Conference, as Secretary Byrnes (back of platform) and others look on. The Paris Peace Conference will consider treaties ending World War II.