Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

A bronze bust of James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense, as done by Mr. Boris Lovet.

President Truman and his Cabinet members pose for a picture in front of an unknown building. Left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan; Attorney General Tom C. Clark; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson; and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Clockwise, from left; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to the media. First row, left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff; Secretary of State James F. Byrnes; President Truman; and Cordell Hull, Secretary of State under Franklin Roosevelt.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise, from left: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of State George C. Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Left to right: Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John L. Sullivan; and Undersecretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal. They are waiting to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on repeal of the certification section of the Tax Amortization Act.

President Harry S. Truman with select members of his staff on board the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt. From left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, President Truman, Special Assistant Edwin Locke, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

President Harry S. Truman with select members of his staff on board the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt. From left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, President Truman, Special Assistant Edwin Locke, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

President Harry S. Truman and select members of his staff on board the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt. From left to right: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Admiral William D. Leahy, Special Assistant Edwin Locke, President Truman, and Press Secretary Charles Ross.

President Harry S. Truman aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt with select members of his staff. Front row, left to right: Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Admiral William D. Leahy, Special Assistant Edwin Locke, and President Truman. On the extreme right is Press Secretary Charles Ross. All others are unidentified.