Cabinet officers

Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations, is standing on the left and congratulating John F. Floberg after he was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air. Standing in the center is Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the U.S. Navy.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown on the right while in attendance at a farewell dinner for Sean Nunan, on the left, minister to the United States from Ireland. The event took place at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Overall banquet view of the head tables and mural behind at the Military Chaplain's Association twentieth annual convention held at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Principal speakers at the dinner included Secretary of the Navy, Francis P. Matthews, who is ninth from the left on the back row and General Mark W. Clark, Chief of the Army Field Forces, who is sixth from the right on the back row.

Dockside view taken during an inspection tour visit of Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews at the U.S. Naval Shipyard located at San Francisco, California. Secretary Matthews can be seen approaching the ramp up to the main dock area. Photographers taking pictures of the occasion are in view on the right.

Departure scene of official party from the naval air station at Alameda, California following a tour by Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews who is standing in the boat on the far right. Secretary Matthews was in the San Francisco, California area touring naval facilities and participating in Armed Forces Day activities.

President Truman greets members of the family of his new Secretary of Labor, Maurice J. Tobin of Boston, at the White House. L to R: Carol Ann, 13; Mrs. Tobin; Maurice, Jr., 10 (front); Tobin; Truman; and Helen Louise, 15. The former Massachusetts mayor was sworn in as successor to the late Lewis Schwellenbach earlier in the day. From: Houston Post.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the left and is shown with Fleet Admiral William H. Halsey. Secretary Matthews is visiting Honolulu for the dedication of the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetery) located in Honolulu.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is seated fourth from the right facing the camera. He is attending a banquet given during ceremonies for the dedication of the National Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetery) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Others in view are not identified nor is the exact location of the banquet.

President Harry S. Truman (right front), Mrs. Bess Truman, and cabinet members leave the Capitol today after the President addressed a Joint Session of the House and Senate. Left to Right: Front, Secretary of State George Marshall; Bess Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and the President. Back: Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Charles Ross, Press Secretary to the President. From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman (center) poses with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (left) and Frieda Miller, Director of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor, today at the opening of a conference of women leaders. The meeting commemorates the 100th anniversary of the movement for women's rights. From: Houston Post.