Oaths

General Omar Bradley is taking the oath of office as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. Foreground, from left to right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley. Others are unidentified. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon.

Vice President Henry Wallace witnessing the swearing-in of Harry S. Truman as his successor (Truman obscured).

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).

Vice-President Harry S. Truman is taking the oath of office, at 7:09 p.m., after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bess and Margaret Truman are standing to the right of Mr. Truman. Immediately behind Mr. Truman are (from left to right): Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, unidentified man (mostly obscured), receptionist William Simmons, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. All others are unidentified.

Charles Ross (third from left) being sworn in as Presidential Press Secretary by Justice Wiley Rutledge. President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Mrs. Charles Ross look on. Same as 67-5258. From: 12x18 Photo album, metal cover with letters CGR.