Johnson, Louis Arthur, 1891-1966

Autographed photo of Louis A. Johnson, Secretary of Defense. "To Clarence H. Osthagen, with appreciation and best wishes. Louis Johnson."

President Harry S. Truman and his cabinet posing at Blair House. Left to right seated: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Back row: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin.

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (right) visits with Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (center) and another unidentified man during a State Dinner held in Mr. Nehru's honor.

The Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru (seated, second from left) is about to be toasted by the Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (standing) at a dinner in his honor. The woman to his right in the photo appears to be Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru. Others are unidentified.

Luncheon for the Democratic National Finance Committee, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. On the left side of the photo is the head table. Seated at the head table, from left to right, are: Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Senator Tom Connally; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Louis Johnson; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; and unidentified.

Foreground, from left to right: Averell Harriman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, and Representative Frank Boykin at an unspecified dinner event. Photograph is inscribed by Boykin: "For Hon. Howard McGrath, Sincerely, Frank W. Boykin, Alabama." All others in the background are unidentified.

From left to right: Averell Harriman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, and Representative Frank Boykin at an unspecified dinner event. Inscribed by Frank Boykin: "For Hon. Howard McGrath Sincerely Frank W. Boykin Alabama." All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman poses for a picture with his former Cabinet members during a dinner given in their honor in Washington, D.C. Seated, left to right: John W. Snyder; Dean Acheson; Harry S. Truman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; and James P. McGranery. Standing, left to right: Senator Clinton P. Anderson; Associate Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark; Charles F. Brannan; Louis Johnson; General George C. Marshall; W. Averell Harriman; Maurice J. Tobin; J. Howard McGrath; and Oscar Chapman.

Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) swears in Tom C. Clark (left) as Associate Supreme Court Justice as President Harry S. Truman (center) looks on. Also pictured: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (behind Truman, left); and Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (behind Truman, right, mostly obscured). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Members of the Cabinet and others attend President Truman's Address to the Nation on the Korean situation in the White House. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Second row, left to right: Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook