Cabinet officers

Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense, as he arrived at the door of his office in the Pentagon building. From: Beth Gore

Photo of George M. Humphrey,(R) Secretary of the Treasury-designate with Secretary of the Treasury, John Snyder. Mr. Humphrey is shown talking to Secretary Snyder just before their conference began. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson presenting the Medal for Merit to Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, for his services as Chief of Counsel for the United States for the prosecution of Axis Criminality at the Nuremberg Trials. From: Beth Gore

Ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, Lord Inverchapel (left), calls on Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) at the State Department. The man on the far right is British diplomat Sir John Balfour. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Major General Patrick J. Hurley, U. S. Ambassador to China (right), conferring with President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. The trio are shown here in the President's office. From: Beth Gore.

Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull is shown with his wife. From: Beth Gore.

Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull told the Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee that the United States had not addressed any pre-Pearl Harbor ultimatum to Japan, asserting that it was Japan's proposal to this country which was an unacceptable ultimatum. He is shown here being sworn in prior to his testimony. From: Beth Gore

It takes a lot of paper work to take the stand in the Pearl Harbor probe. Here former Secretary of State Cordell Hull unloads a flock of papers in preparation for this hearing. From: Beth Gore

Committee Chairman Senator Alben W. Barkley of the Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee greets former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who was today's witness. From: Beth Gore

Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull is pictured at Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, at work writing his memoirs. Hull, who will celebrate his 76th birthday on October 2, resigned as Secretary of State in November 1944 when his health collapsed and since has been intermittently under medical care. From: Beth Gore