Byrnes, Maude, 1882-1976

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes kisses the Bible as he is sworn in as Secretary of State in the White House Rose Garden. Also pictured, front row (l-r): Chief Justice Richard S. Whaley of the U.S. Court of Claims; Mrs. Maude Byrnes; and President Harry S. Truman. Second row (l-r): unidentified; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; and Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan. Standing behind Hannegan on the right is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of State James Byrnes, Mrs. Maude Byrnes, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder at a White House ceremony in which President Harry S. Truman awarded Presidential Unit Citations to eight U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers honored were the BELLEAU WOOD, BUNKER HILL, CABOT, ESSEX, HORNET, LEXINGTON, SAN JACINTO, and YORKTOWN.

President Harry S. Truman reading the citation for Secretary of State James F. Byrnes' Distinguished Service Medal. From left to right: General George C. Marshall, General Henry Arnold President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, Secretary Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, John Snyder, and General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman reading the citation for Secretary James F. Byrnes's Distinguished Service Medal. From left to right: General George Marshall; the President; Fleet Admiral William Leahy; the Secretary; Mrs. Maude Byrnes; John Snyder; and General Harry Vaughan (partially obscured).

President Harry S. Truman awarding Secretary of State James F. Byrnes the Distinguished Service Medal in the Rose Garden at the White House. From left to right are: General George Marshall, General Henry Arnold, President Truman, Secretary Byrnes, Mrs. Maude Byrnes, John Snyder, and General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman awarding the Distinguished Service Medal to Secretary of State James Byrnes in the Rose Garden at the White House. From left to right: General George C. Marshall; General Henry "Hap" Arnold; the President; Secretary Byrnes; his wife, Maude Byrnes; John Snyder of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; and General Harry Vaughan, the President's Military Aide.

President Harry S. Truman presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes for his three years of service as director of the Office of War Mobilization. The ceremony took place on the South Lawn of the White House. Left to right: General George C. Marshall, U. S. Military Chief of Staff; President Truman; Secretary Byrnes; Robert P. Patterson, Undersecretary of War (obscured); Mrs. Byrnes; and Admiral William Leahy, Personal Chief of Staff to the President. 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.