Civil service

Paul H. Griffith, Assistant Secretary of Defense, stands by a National Airlines airplane with unidentified man. Mr. Griffith is at right.

Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers is shown speaking through an iron gate to the press.

Jesse Donaldson, Postmaster General, appears at his desk before a group of newsmen.

Earl D. Johnson (right) takes the oath of office as Assistant Secretary of the Army from Frank Pace Jr., Secretary of the Army.

Stephen T. Early, Under Secretary of Defense, is administered the oath of office by Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense, during ceremonies at the Pentagon. Looking on are Mrs. Early (center), and General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Staff, JSA (right).

Honorary pallbearers follow the remains of Stephen T. Early as they proceed to the grave site in Arlington National Cemetery where full military honors were accorded the late Deputy Secretary of Defense. Shown among the pallbearers are Fred Vinson (front row, dark suit) and Frank Pace second behind the man in the light suit.

Anna M. Rosenberg is pictured being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense in this photo. Doing the honors is Felix Larkin (left) General Counsel of the Department of Defense. Also participating in the ceremony are General George C. Marshall (second from right), and Robert A. Lovett, (right), Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Portrait of William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense, at his desk at the Pentagon.

Portrait of John A. McCone, Under Secretary of the Air Force.