Judges

George C. Marshall (foreground, left) is sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) in the Oval Office as President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) and other dignitaries watch. Along the wall, from left to right are: Secretary of War Robert Patterson (partly obscured); Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; unidentified man.

George C. Marshall (foreground, left) being sworn in as Secretary of State in the Oval Office by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) as President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) and dignitaries look on. Along the wall, from left to right are: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of War Robert Patterson (partly obscured); Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; two unidentified men; outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured); unidentified man; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

Fred M. Vinson (right) taking the oath of office as Chief Justice of the United States at the South Portico of the White House. The oath is being administered by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).

Fred M. Vinson (right) at the Southern portico of the White House as he is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).

Fred M. Vinson (right) at the Southern portico of the White House as he is being sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner of the United States District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (left).

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson and Mr. Clark M. Clifford are met at Boca Chica by Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison as they arrive from Washington, D.C. for a few days visit with President Harry S. Truman at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Dennison, Vinson, and Clifford.

Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson is greeted by Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison (left) on his arrival at Boca Chica airport to join President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West, Florida. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Chief Justice Earl Warren (right, at table) signs a guest register at the Harry Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, while former President Truman (third from right). Others are unidentified.

Former President Truman (left) along with Chief Justice Earl Warren (second from right) and Tom Evans (background, right) at the Harry Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.