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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

Truman reviews Army Day parade

President Harry S. Truman seated at the reviewing stand for Army Day in Washington, D. C. Front row, left to right: unidentified officer, Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, and Vice Admiral Earle W. Mills. In the second row are Colonel Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan (between Royall and Forrestal), and Admiral William D. Leahy (between Truman and Mills). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess and Margaret Truman, and members of the Cabinet pose on the White House lawn

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and members of the Cabinet pause on the White House lawn before leaving for the Capitol to attend a joint session of Congress. Left to right are: Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. The photo is autographed by each person.

Truman attending mass burial at Arlington

Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. Standing in the group between the rows of caskets are, front row, from left to right: President Truman; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; unidentified. In the second row, standing behind President Truman are Admiral William D.

Truman at Arlington National Cemetery

Distance view of President Harry S. Truman attending the burial of twenty soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. These twenty were the first war dead now returned to be buried in the United States. Standing in the group between the rows of caskets are, front row, from left to right: President Truman; Secretary of State George Marshall; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; unidentified. In the second row, standing behind President Truman are Admiral William D.

Truman at Arlington National Cemetery, prior to wreath-laying ceremony

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) walking toward the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, prior to the wreath-laying ceremony. Walking behind President Truman are, from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; Major General Harry Vaughan; Captain James Foskett; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; and Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan. Others are unidentified.

Truman and staff members at Arlington National Cemetery

President Harry S. Truman standing before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. A soldier is carrying a wreath for President Truman to place at the base of the Tomb. Behind President Truman are, from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; Major General Harry Vaughan; and Captain James Foskett, President Truman's Naval Aide. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at Arlington National Cemetery

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, standing directly across from the Tomb) at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, after he has placed a wreath at the Tomb. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; Major General Harry Vaughan; and Captain James H. Foskett. Others are unidentified.

Truman at Arlington National Cemetery

President Harry S. Truman lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Standing behind Truman are, from left to right: Admiral William D. Leahy; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Under Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan; Major General Harry Vaughan; and Captain James Foskett, President Truman's Naval Aide. All others are unidentified.

President Truman with his cabinet in the White House

President Harry S. Truman and his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise at table: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Federal Works Administrator Philip B. Fleming; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.