Oaths

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) watches as Dr. John L. Kask (center) is sworn in as the Assistant Director of Fish and Wildlife. Man at left is unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

John "Jack" Forbes (right) is sworn in as the Director of the Bureau of Mines by Guy Numbers (left), Director of Personnel for the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

William Warne (third from left) is sworn-in as the U.S. Minister in Charge of Technical Cooperation (Point Four) in Iran. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right). Also present is Under Secretary of State James Webb (fourth from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Robert Rose, Jr.; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty at the swearing-in of Assistant Secretary Rose. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

The swearing-in ceremony for Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles. Pictured: Under Secretary Searles (left, back to camera); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (left, facing Searles). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Swearing-in ceremony for Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles (far left). Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left); Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (first row, left); and Assistant Secretary for Water and Power Development William Warne (first row, third from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) shakes hands with Edward J. Kelly after Kelly was sworn in as National Capital Parks Superintendent. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Harry T. Thompson, National Capital Parks Associate Superintendent; Edward Kelly, National Capital Parks Superintendent; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Irving C. Root, Community Planner for the National Capital Parks after the ceremony swearing-in Kelly as National Capital Parks Superintendent. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) witnesses the swearing-in of an unidentified staff member. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Oscar Chapman being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior. Pictured, left to right: Julius A. Krug, former Secretary of the Interior; Oscar Chapman; Ann Chapman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson.