Oaths

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (right)congratulates William Webster after he was sworn in today as Chairman of Research and Development. From: Beth Gore.

George W. Taylor (left), who was named to succeed William H. Davis as chairman of the War Labor Board, is administered the oath of office by Associate Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. From: Beth Gore.

Photo shows swearing-in of John R. Steelman (right) as Special Assistant to the President at the White House. Left to right, Frank K. Sanderson, Administrative Officer of the Executive Office, and John R. Steelman. From: Beth Gore.

John W. Snyder of St. Louis (left) being sworn in as Federal Loan Administrator. The ceremony took place at the White House with Associate Justice William O. Douglas administering the oath and President Harry S. Truman (center)looking on. From: Beth Gore

Lewis B. Schwellenbach being sworn in as Secretary of Labor, replacing Mrs. Frances Perkins. The ceremony was held in the Secretary of the Senate's office. Left to right are Mrs. Frances Perkins, Federal Judge Sherman Minton of Indiana, and Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach. From: Beth Gore.

The new Under Secretary of War Kenneth C. Royall took the oath of office in ceremonies at the Pentagon. The oath was given by Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter as Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson looked on. From: Beth Gore

Charles Ross kisses the Bible after taking the oath as Press Secretary of President Harry S. Truman. Left to right: Associate Justice Wiley Rutledge, who administered the oath; President Truman; Charles Ross; and Mrs. Ross. From: Beth Gore.

William D. Pawley (left) taking the oath of office as United States Ambassador to Brazil. Justice of the Supreme Court William O. Douglas, right, administers the oath. From: Beth Gore.

Edwin W. Pauley, who was named the American member of the Allied Reparations Commission, is shown taking the oath of office, as administered by Associate Justice William O. Douglas, at the White House. President Harry S. Truman is in the center of the picture. From: Beth Gore

In a simple ceremony in his apartment at the Shoreham, Paul V. McNutt (right) was sworn in as High Commissioner of the Philippines by Justice Richard S. Whaley, Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. From: Beth Gore.