Cabinet officers

James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense, is shown seated at his desk in this portrait.

James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense, is shown seated at his desk surrounded by staff including Ralph N. Stohl (center, next to Forrestal), Director of Administration, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Others are unidentified.

At special ceremonies in the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett took the oath for his new position. Mr. Lovett was nominated by President Truman to be acting secretary when General George C. Marshall resigned recently. The nomination was confirmed September 13, 1951. Left to right are: General Marshall; Robert Lovett, Jr. (the Secretary's son); Secretary Lovett; Mrs. Lovett; and Ralph N. Stohl, Director of Administration, Office of the Secretary of Defense, who administered the oath.

Portrait of Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. US Navy photo number TR 9955-2.

The Committee on World Food Crisis meeting with President Harry S. Truman. Seated, left to right: Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, President Truman, and Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Citizens Food Committee. Standing, left to right: Robert Lovett, Norris E. Dodd, and John Steelman.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman greeting Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, and Warren Austin just arriving from a plane.

President Harry S. Truman greeting George C. Marshall, Arthur Vandenberg, and Warren Austin just arriving from a plane.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) with President Harry S. Truman (center). President Truman and General Eisenhower are presenting a silver tray and a scroll to retiring Secretary of War Robert Patterson (right).

In ceremonies on the White House lawn, President Harry S. Truman awarded the International Harmon Trophy to Major Alexander P. De Seversky, aeronautical engineer. The Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs awarded the trophy to De Seversky for "outstanding leadership, patriotism, and unselfish devotion to the security and aeronautical progress of the United States." From left to right: Mrs. Evelyn De Seversky, Major Alexander De Seversky, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, and President Harry S. Truman. See photo 58-753-1 and 58-753-2.

The Snyder family and Truman family standing on the White House grounds as President Harry S. Truman presents a Medal for Merit to Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. From left to right: Miss Drucie Snyder, Secretary of the Treasury Snyder, President Truman, Mrs. Evlyn Snyder, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman.