Civil service

Dr. Edward U. Condon (right) takes the oath of office as Director of the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, succeeding Dr. Lyman J. Briggs who retired after a half century of government service. Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace (left) performs the oath. From: Beth Gore.

General Lucius D. Clay shown after presenting a personal report on conditions in Berlin to President Harry S. Truman. Shown with General Clay as he left the White House are left to right; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; General Clay; Robert D. Murphy, Political Advisor to General Clay; and William H. Draper, Undersecretary of the Army. From: Beth Gore

General Lucius D. Clay (center), U. S. Military Commander in Germany, pictured as he arrived at the White House for a conference with the President and other top officials on America's next move in the Berlin crisis. On left is Secretary of Army Kenneth Royall, and right, William H. Draper, Undersecretary of Army. From: Beth Gore

Portrait of Georgia Neese Clark, nominated by President Harry S. Truman to be Treasurer of the United States. The Richland, Kansas native posed for photographers at a press conference. The lower panel of the photograph shows her signature on a piece of paper. From: Beth Gore

A formal portrait of Treasurer of the United States, Georgia Neese Clark, seated with long formal dress. From: Beth Gore.

President Truman laughs with Assistant Secretary of Defense, Anna Rosenberg, and other members of the Defense Advisory Committee during a White House visit. This 11 x 14 photo is similar to 92-302.

Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson today offered "to stake my life and my reputation" in opposition to charges of Communism brought against Herbert S. Marks, General Counsel of the Atomic Energy Commission. Acheson, in an appearance before the Senate Atomic Committee, defended Mark's appointment to the post. He recounted his two years of close relations with Marks, who served as his assistant in the State Department. From: Beth Gore

President Truman today accepted the resignation of Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, effective the end of June. Mr. Acheson is shown here as he posed for photographs today. From: Beth Gore

Latest informal photo of the new Under Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, made in his office this morning. From: Beth Gore

President Truman's choices for his new Secretary and Under Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, at left, and James E. Webb, were photographed in this informal conference in the park across from the White House shortly after their appointments were announced. Dean Acheson has been in and out of the government since Franklin Roosevelt's first term and Webb is now Director of the Budget. From: Beth Gore