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

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.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (center) talking with unidentified persons at the Washington, D.C. airport. The man on the right may be Under Secretary of State Joseph Grew.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right) at the Washington, D.C. airport. Others in the photo are unidentified.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower (third from left) and several unidentified individuals at the Washington, D.C. airport. The man second from the right may be Under Secretary of State Joseph Grew.

President Harry S. Truman (center) reading the citation for General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Distinguished Service Medal, while the General (right) and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower (left) look on. Others in the crowd are unidentified.