Oaths

Former Ambassador and businessman Edwin Pauley being sworn in to the Board of Regents at the University of California.

Former Ambassador and businessman Edwin Pauley being sworn in to the Board of Regents at the University of California.

Former Ambassador and businessman Edwin Pauley (right) being sworn in to the Board of Regents at the University of California.

Edwin Pauley being sworn in to the Board of Regents at the University of California.

Former Ambassador and businessman Edwin Pauley being sworn in to the Board of Regents at the University of California.

President Harry S. Truman congratulates Paul G. Hoffman (left) following a White House ceremony at which the South Bend, Indiana automobile manufacturer was sworn into office as Administrator for Economic Cooperation. U. S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (center) administered the oath of office to Hoffman who will direct the 6-billion-dollar foreign aid program. (Similar to 59-1513) From: Truman Home.

General Dwight Eisenhower swears in General Omar Bradley as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army in a ceremony at the Pentagon. From left to right: unidentified, General Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley.

General Dwight Eisenhower swears in General Omar Bradley to be Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon. From left to right: General Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley.

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).