Cabinet officers

From left to right, unidentified, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and unidentified standing in front of the White House during ceremonies surrounding the visit to the United States of Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq.

From left to right: James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace at Franklin Roosevelt's funeral service.

Vice-President Harry S. Truman is taking the oath of office, at 7:09 p.m., after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bess and Margaret Truman are standing to the right of Mr. Truman. Immediately behind Mr. Truman are (from left to right): Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, unidentified man (mostly obscured), receptionist William Simmons, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of State Edward Stettinius leaving the White House at about the time of President Truman's swearing-in ceremony upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins in an automobile outside the White House after the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

The presidential party aboard the USS Williamsburg near Washington, D.C. during Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to the United States. From left: Foreign Minister of Britain Anthony Eden, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. From: Robert Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman (far right) showing Prime Minister Winston Churchill (second from left) a photograph of the Potsdam Conference. Churchill is signing the photo. Looking on are Anthony Eden, Foreign Minister of Britain (far left), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from right). The men are on the USS Williamsburg near Washington, D.C. during Churchill's visit to the United States. From: Robert Dennison.

Admiral Robert Dennison (left) welcomes Secretary of State Dean Acheson aboard the USS Williamsburg near Washington, D.C. during Prime Minister Churchill's visit to America. From: Robert Dennison.

Admiral Robert Dennison (left) and Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett aboard the USS Williamsburg near Washington, D.C. during Prime Minister Winston Churchill's visit to the United States. From: Robert Dennison.

Mr. Gordon Gray (center), Secretary of the Army, departs the Little White House to return to Washington, D.C. The Secretary was met at the Naval Air Station in Key West (Boca Chica) by Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison (left), and Major General Harry H. Vaughan (right). The Secretary arrived at the Little White House at 12:20 P.M., had lunch with the President at 1:00 P.M., conferred with the President in the north garden of the Little White House until 2:15 P.M. and at 2:35 P.M. departed the Little White House for Boca Chica.