Oaths

Robert A. Lovett (right), receives the oath of office as Deputy Secretary of Defense from Felix E. Larkin (left), General Counsel, Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall (second from left), and Mr. and Mrs. David S. Brown, daughter and son-in-law of Mr. Lovett, look on.

Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr., right, new U. S. Minister to Sweden, shown taking the oath of office from Marvin Will, left, of the Foreign Service Personnel Office of the State Department. From: Beth Gore.

James F. Byrnes, after being sworn in as Secretary of State, is shown kissing the Bible. Left to right, Chief Justice Richard Whaley; Mrs. James Byrnes; James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman. In the background are President of the Senate Kenneth McKellar, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. From: Beth Gore.

Robert Butler is shown being sworn into office as the first United States Ambassador to Australia. Previously those representing this country held the rank of Minister. The photo shows, left to right, Bennett Champ Clark, Federal Judge; Ambassador Butler; and Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From: Beth Gore

Justice Frank Murphy, right, of the U. S. Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to Robert Butler, newly appointed U. S. Ambassador to Cuba. From: Beth Gore.

David K.E. Bruce, left, is shown being sworn in today as Assistant Secretary of Commerce by Secretary of Commerce W. Averill Harriman. From: Beth Gore

Charles F. Brannan (right) is sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture by Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge. Mr. Brannan succeeds Clinton P. Anderson who resigned last month to run for Senator from New Mexico. From: Beth Gore.

Spruille Braden being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of American Republic Affairs. Left to right: Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed, Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Spruille Braden, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. From: Beth Gore.

George V. Allen (center) today took the oath of office as Assistant Secretary of State. The oath was administered by Marvin Will, Chief of the Foreign Service Personnel, while acting Secretary of State Robert Lovett (at left) looks on. From: Beth Gore.