Cabinet officers

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews visits Commander, Naval Forces, Far East while at Tokyo, Japan headquarters. Secretary Matthews is introduced to staff by Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy, Commanding Officer. The tour took place November 12 - November 30, 1950.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the right. Rear Admiral George R. Henderson, USN Commander Fleet Air Japan, pays his respects to the Secretary at a reception honoring Mr. Matthews held at the Tokyo GHQ Officers Club. Secretary Matthews was on a Far East tour, November 12-30, 1950.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the right and is shown attending a Flag Officers reception in his honor at the Tokyo GHQ Officers Club. Secretary Matthews is nearing the end of his Far East tour, November 12-30, 1950. Also in view standing next to Secretary Matthews is Vice Admiral Charles T. Joy. Others in view are not identified.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown on the left leaving an elevator after visiting Commandant, Far East headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. He is accompanied by Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke after having conferences with Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy and staff. Secretary Matthews' trip took place November 12 - 30, 1950.

During his visit to Tokyo, Japan, Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews was feted by R.O.N.S. (Reserve Officers of the Naval Services) with a dinner at the Union Club. Shown here with the Secretary are Vice Admiral Charles T. Joy and Mrs. Charles T. Joy. Dates of the Far East trip were November 12-30, 1950.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown walking between the Naval Air Station Marine Detachment while on an inspection tour in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, left, presents U.S. Forest Service Chief Lyle F. Watts with a Distinguished Service Award.

Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the U.S. Navy, is standing on the far right and is being honored at a reception held during the Portrex Operation. Those in view are on the terrace of the Officers Club at Guantanamo Base, Cuba. Portrex was a joint armed forces operation in the Caribbean area. Standing second to the left of Secretary Matthews is General Mark Clark.

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; Paul G. Hoffman, Economic Cooperation Administrator; and W. Averell Harriman, Economic Cooperation Administration Roving Ambassador, discuss western European affairs and the Marshall Plan at a conference in the President's office today. From: Houston Post.

President Truman shakes hands with Governor-elect Sidney McMath of Arkansas and Leslie L. Biffle, a native of Arkansas, when the President and other officials dropped in on the Arkansas Society State Meeting today in Washington, D.C. Left to Right; John Steelman, Assistant to the President; President Harry S. Truman; John Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury; Governor-elect McMath; and Leslie L. Biffle, slated to become the Secretary of the Senate. From: Houston Post.