Judges

Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left) administers the oath of John W. Snyder, new Secretary of the Treasury as others look on. O. Max Gardner, Undersecretary of Treasury, stands just behind Mr. Snyder (at right).

Snapshot showing the receiving line following the swearing in of John W. Snyder (second from left) as Secretary of the Treasurer. Chief Justice Vinson stands next to the left of Snyder with Bible in hand during the receiving line. Guests in line are unidentified.

Snapshot showing the receiving line following the swearing in of John W. Snyder as Secretary of the Treasure. Chief Justice Vinson stands to left of Snyder with Bible in hand during the receiving line. Guests in line are unidentified.

Snapshot showing the swearing in of John W. Snyder as Secretary of Treasurer and Chief Justice Fred Vinson giving the oath of office.

A distance view of John W. Snyder (right) with hand raised as he takes the oath of office for Treasury Secretary. Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left) administers the oath while President Harry S. Truman (second from left) looks on. Other persons are unidentified, except for O. Max Gardner, Undersecretary of the Treasury, who stands behind Mr. Snyder.

Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan attends the swearing-in ceremony for Federal Security Administrator Oscar Ewing. Pictured l-r: Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Attorney General Tom C. Clark; Oscar Ewing; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson; Secretary of War Kenneth Royall.

W. Averell Harriman is sworn in as Secretary of Commerce. Front row (l-r): W. Averell Harriman; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson. Second row, left to right: Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson (partly obscured); Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; unidentified; Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson.

Robert E. Hannegan (left) being sworn in as Postmaster General by Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge (left). Also present is Hannegan's daughter, Sally (second from left) and Fred Vinson, Director of the Office of Mobilization and Reconversion.

Onlookers applaud W. Averell Harriman at the ceremony swearing him in as Secretary of Commerce. Pictured (l-r): Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug; Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson.

Clinton P. Anderson swears in as Secretary of Agriculture. Pictured (l-r): Henrietta (Mrs. Clinton P.) Anderson; Nancy Anderson; Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn.