Oaths

Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Paul A Walker, right, is shown taking oath of office for a new six year term this morning. The oath was given by Justice Bennett C. Clark, left, of the District Court of Appeals. From: Beth Gore.

Charles Sawyer is shown with his hand raised as he is sworn in as Secretary of Commerce by U. S. Justice Harold Burton. In the background are left to right: Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; unidentified; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; and Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan.

Swearing in of General Philip B. Fleming (left) as first Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation. Secretary Charles Sawyer is on the right.

George Marshall taking the oath of office with, pictured from left, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Admiral William D. Leahy, Rear Admiral James H. Foskett (partly obscured by Leahy), General Harry H. Vaughan, John W. Snyder, Tom C. Clark, George C. Marshall (foreground), President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk), General Walter Bedell Smith (background, next to Clark), Clinton P. Anderson, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, Julius A. Krug (next to Anderson), unidentified photographer, James F. Byrnes, and Lewis B. Schwellenbach. Autographed by all present. Photographers are not identified.

Howland Sargent is sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in a ceremony at the State Department. Left to right: Howland Sargent; his wife, screen star Myrna Loy; John Simmons (administering the oath); and Secretary of State Dean Acheson.

Stanley Woodward, (1eft) former State Department Protocol Chief is congratulated by Secretary of State Dean Acheson after he was sworn in as U. S. Ambassador to Canada. Mrs. Woodward (center) will accompany her husband when he leaves for his new post to succeed the late Laurence A. Steinhardt, who was killed in a plane crash in March.

Harry S. Truman being sworn in as judge of the county court of Jackson County, Missouri. L-R: Edward Becker, County Clerk; Eugene Purcell, Judge Eastern District; Harry S. Truman, Presiding Judge; Judge William O. Beeman, Judge Western District.

Senator Harry S. Truman taking oath of office for his first term as a United States Senator. From: Kansas City Star.

Harry S. Truman taking oath of office for his first term as a United States Senator from Missouri. From: Montgomery Photo V-5319.

Harry S. Truman being sworn in as judge of the county court of Jackson County, Missouri. Left to right: Edward Becker, County Clerk; Eugene Purcell, Judge Eastern District; Harry S. Truman, Presiding Judge; Judge William Beeman, Judge Western District. From: Montgomery Photo V-5323.