Cabinet officers

Delegates to the San Francisco conference wish former Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius luck as he appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which opened hearings on the United Nations charter. Left to right: Senator Tom Connally, Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Both Senators are members of the committee, Connally being chairman. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius entering the White House gates for a conference with President Truman. Mr. Stettinius had flown from the San Francisco Conference for the meeting. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of State Edward Stettinius and British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden conferring at a table. Mr. Eden indicated after the talk that top Anglo-American diplomats will not decide when to depart for the San Francisco security conference until Russian foreign commissar Molotov arrives here for some important big three discussions. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., and Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shown at a globe in Mr. Connally's office. The new Secretary of State and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had just met in the first of a series of meetings to discuss a general review of foreign affairs. From: Beth Gore

John W. Snyder, RFC Director, taking the oath of office as War Mobilization and Reconversion Director, replacing Fred M. Vinson, who had just become Secretary of the Treasury. Left to Right: John Snyder, Fred Vinson, and Chief Justice Lawrence Groner of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder as he explained the President's tax program to the House Ways and Means Committee. The proposal was to cut excise taxes $655,000,000 a year, but to boost business, estate, and gift taxes to give the Government an actual net increase of $1,000,000,000 in new revenue. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder after he put his signature on a check for $7,500,000,000, the largest ever drawn on the United States Treasury. Actually, the money stayed in the Government, passing from the Unemployment Trust Fund to the Bureau of Accounts for investment in the new Treasury short-term certificates. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder appearing before the House Banking and Currency Committee, saying that the Republican program for halting inflation will not do the job. Mr. Snyder said the measures recommended by the GOP were necessary, but were only part of an overall program that should be approved if the inflationary spiral was to be halted. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder telling the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that imposing rigid charges for each year of the Marshall Plan would make the transition to private investment difficult. The Committee is considering extension of the European Recovery Plan. From: Beth Gore

In the Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game. Front row, left to right: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forestal; Mrs. Gwyneth Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.