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President Truman Takes Oath of Office

President Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in the Cabinet Room, Executive Offices, at the White House. Left to right: Francis Biddle, Attorney General; Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury (behind Biddle); Edward Stettinius, Secretary of State; Harry S. Truman; Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman; Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior; Margaret Truman; Harlan Stone, Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court; Sam Rayburn, Speaker, House of Representatives.

Truman taking the oath of office

Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office at the White House after the death of President Roosevelt. From left to right: Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Henry Stimson, Secretary of War; Henry Wallace, Secretary of Commerce; Julius Krug, War Production Board Administrator; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Claude Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture; Francis McNamee, Department Chairman, War Manpower Commission; Francis Biddle, Attorney General; Harry S.

Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office

Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office at the White House after the death of President Roosevelt. From left to right: Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Henry Stimson, Secretary of War; Henry Wallace, Secretary of Commerce; Julius Krug, War Production Board Administrator; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Claude Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture; Francis McNamee, Department Chairman, War Manpower Commission; Francis Biddle, Attorney General; Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury; Harry S.

President Harry S. Truman Sworn in as President

President Harry S. Truman is sworn in as President of the United States. Standing in the foreground from left to right are: Mr. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman. Standing in the background, from left to right are: Admiral William Leahy, unidentified (mostly obscured by Mrs. Truman's hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and William D. Simmons. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (left with his hand raised) is sworn in as President of the United States. Standing next to him is new First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) and their daughter, Margaret Truman (right). Standing in the background are Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President of the United States

Vice President Harry S. Truman, front left, is sworn in as President of the United States by Chief Justice Harlan Stone, front right. Behind them are, from left to right, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Bess W. Truman (mostly obscured by Truman), Margaret Truman, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion Administrator Fred Vinson, and House Minority Leader Representative Joseph Martin, Jr. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (front left) is sworn in as President by Chief Justice Harlan Stone (center right). Behind them are, from left to right, are: Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Bess Truman, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Margaret Truman, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (center left) is being sworn in as President of the United States. With him, from left to right, are Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, War Production Board Administrator Julius Krug, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Harry S.