Oaths

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior (left) swears-in Ronald F. Lee (center) as Assistant Director of the National Park Service. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior (left), swears in Arthur E. Demaray (center) as Director of the National Park Service. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left) watches as James F. Fairman (second from right) and Ken Whitaker (right) are sworn in as Deputy Administrators for the Defense Electric Power Administration. All others unidentified.

From left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty; and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop in the Secretary's office after Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. On platform, left to right: Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Doty; Chapman; unidentified; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne. All others unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (second from right) and unidentified family pose with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) after Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior (left) swears-in Edward J. Kelly (center) as Superintendent of National Capital Parks. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman looks on.

Vice President Alben Barkley (behind podium, left) is sworn in by Justice Stanley F. Reed (behind podium, right), of the Supreme Court of the United States, during the inauguration. Standing behind Vice President Barkley is Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. Next to Justice Vinson on the left is President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior (left) delivers the oath of office to Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman.

Oscar Chapman shakes hands with Julius A. Krug (center), former Secretary of the Interior, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) after being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior.