Offices

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.

George C. Marshall (second from left) shakes hands with his predecessor as Secretary of State, James Byrnes, as President Harry S. Truman looks on, on the occasion of Marshall's taking the oath of office as Secretary of State in the Oval Office. On the left is Senator Tom Connally of Texas; in the background, to the right of Byrnes, is Attorney General Tom Clark and Secretary of War Robert Patterson. Others are unidentified.

George C. Marshall (third from the right) shaking hands with Senator Tom Connally (second from left) of Texas, as Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan (left), President Harry S. Truman (second from right), and James Byrnes (right) look on, on the occasion of Marshall's swearing-in as Secretary of State in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk in the Oval Office with members of his Cabinet as George C. Marshall is sworn in as the new Secretary of State. Standing behind Truman are, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

President Harry S. Truman (right) talks in the Oval Office with James Byrnes (center), the retiring Secretary of State, and George C. Marshall (left), on the occasion of Marshall's swearing-in as the new Secretary of State. In the background are, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; unidentified; Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman and Rose Conway, his secretary, at the President's desk in the Oval Office at the White House.

Rose Conway, secretary of President Harry S. Truman, seated at her desk in the White House conversing with an unknown woman.

President Harry S. Truman at work at his desk in the Oval Office, dictating correspondence to his secretary, Rose Conway.

Rose Conway, secretary of President Harry S. Truman, at her desk in the White House.