Cabinet officers

Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer (third from left) talks to reporters during press conference at the St. Regis Hotel.

Charles Sawyer is shown with his hand raised as he is sworn in as Secretary of Commerce by U. S. Justice Harold Burton. In the background are left to right: Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; unidentified; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; and Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan.

Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer signs orders directing the 74 steel companies that they are in the possession of the United States Government. President Truman had earlier seized the steel mills to prevent a strike set for midnight.

Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson (center) is shown leaving the White House with Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer (left) and John R. Steelman, Labor Advisor to the President. The men are coming from a discussion with President Truman and his cabinet concerning the steel wage-price dispute which had an April 8th strike deadline.

Commerce Secretary Charles Sawyer is shown speaking before the Gridiron Club banquet in Cincinnati, Ohio. Others unidentified.

Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer is shown speaking before the Gridiron Club Banquet in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer poses on a ship during his trip to Hawaii.

Portrait of Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer.

An informal portrait of Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as he cuts a cake. See also 2000-248.

Swearing in of General Philip B. Fleming (left) as first Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation. Secretary Charles Sawyer is on the right.