Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Group of people with General Dwight D. Eisenhower in his office. From front to back, left to right: W. Alton Jones; Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes; General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Ralph T. Zook; Gordon Sessions; Sam Botsford; and Elaine Owens. The visit by the group to Europe is probably related to the petroleum situation.

Secretary Harold L. Ickes (left) and W. Alton Jones (center, President of WEP) with General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) in his office. Mr. Ickes and his group are in Europe.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.

General Dwight Eisenhower swears in General Omar Bradley as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army in a ceremony at the Pentagon. From left to right: unidentified, General Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley.

General Dwight Eisenhower swears in General Omar Bradley to be Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon. From left to right: General Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley.

President Harry S. Truman (left) presents General Dwight Eisenhower (right) with the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal in a ceremony at the Pentagon.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands with General Omar Bradley (right), who has just been sworn in as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. General Dwight Eisenhower is in the middle. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon.

General Omar Bradley is taking the oath of office as Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army. Foreground, from left to right: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, and General Bradley. Others are unidentified. The ceremony took place at the Pentagon.

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses reporters during his visit to the White House. Also with him is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (center left, in pinstripe suit) and Joseph Dodge (center, behind Lodge's shoulder). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) at National Airport preparing to leave for a trip to the West coast of the United States. With him is General Dwight Eisenhower (right). Others are unidentified.