Judges

William D. Pawley (left) taking the oath of office as United States Ambassador to Brazil. Justice of the Supreme Court William O. Douglas, right, administers the oath. From: Beth Gore.

Edwin W. Pauley, who was named the American member of the Allied Reparations Commission, is shown taking the oath of office, as administered by Associate Justice William O. Douglas, at the White House. President Harry S. Truman is in the center of the picture. From: Beth Gore

Federal Judge Sherman Minton, Chairman of the three-man Presidential Board set up to review the coal strike, shown reading a letter from John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers President, in which he refused to appear before the fact-finding board. From: Beth Gore

In a simple ceremony in his apartment at the Shoreham, Paul V. McNutt (right) was sworn in as High Commissioner of the Philippines by Justice Richard S. Whaley, Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. From: Beth Gore.

Thomas B. McCabe (left) is being sworn in by Chief Justice Fred L. Vinson (right) as Chairman of the Federal Reserve System. Mrs. McCabe is in the center. From: Beth Gore.

Judge F. Ryan Duffy (left) and Senator Harry S. Truman (right) deer hunting. The word "proof" is stamped across this photograph. For better print of same photo, see 66-2922.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Vinson conversing with Mr. and Mrs. John Agar (Shirley Temple) at the inaugural ball. Left to right: John Agar, Mrs. Vinson, Shirley Temple, Fred M. Vinson. Original photograph is in a photo album of inaugural events.

In a colorful ceremony witnessed by more than 11,000 government and military officials and others, Louis Johnson today took the oath of office as Secretary of Defense. Pictured here (left to right) are Former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Mr. Johnson and Chief Justice Fred Vinson who administered the Oath of Office. From: Beth Gore

Back from the German war crimes courts, Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson of the Supreme Court returns to Washington by air. From: Beth Gore.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Robert H. Jackson. From: Beth Gore