Cabinet officers

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets Secretary of State George C. Marshall (right, on stairs) at the airport. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

President Harry S. Truman receives members of the Far Eastern Commission at the White House. Front and middle rows, left to right: Dr. Wei Tao-Ming, Paul E. Naggair, Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai, President Truman, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. Top row, left to right: Thomas A. Stone, L. Loudon, Major General Frank McCoy, C.A. Berendsen, General Carlos Romulo, and Lord Halifax. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis (right) and Bituminous Operators Group Chairman Ezra Van Horn (left) meet with Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach (center) in the Labor Department. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Mrs. Stimson wave to reporters as they stand on the stairway next to an airplane. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman greets the President of Chile, Senor Don Juan Antonio Rios, at the White House during an official visit to the United States. From left to right: President Truman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and President Rios. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

The formal opening meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers at the Lancaster House in London, England. The man seated near the lower left corner at the table is Secretary of State James Byrnes. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Vol. I.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signs a baseball for an unidentified young fan at the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns baseball game. Admiral William Leahy (center) is also present. Seated behind President Truman is William Hassett, and behind him is Senator Alben Barkley. Seated two rows behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenburg, and behind Mr. Vandenburg is Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (center) shakes hands with General George C. Marshall. Also pictured is Mrs. Stimson on the left. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

New Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson (left) is congratulated by the outgoing Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (right) who has just received the Distinguished Service Medal from President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) In center back is General Jacob L. Devers. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Secretary of State James Byrnes (right) sign the United Nations Charter. The charter was ratified by the United States Senate while the two men were abroad attending the Potsdam Conference. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.