Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

From left to right, newly sworn in Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, and outgoing Secretary of State James F. Byrnes have a good laugh. Visible in the background between General Marshall and President Truman is Secretary of War Robert Patterson. Visible in the background behind Mr. Byrnes is Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

George C. Marshall (left) is taking the oath for the position of Secretary of State, as President Harry S. Truman (center, background) looks on. Marshall is sworn in by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (right). Visible in the background behind President Truman are, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenburg (partially obscured by Marshall's shoulder), Rear Admiral James Foskett, Major General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with General George C. Marshall (left) during the ceremony swearing him in as Secretary of State. Standing between them is the outgoing Secretary of State, James Byrnes. Visible in the background between Marshall and Byrnes is Secretary of War Robert Patterson. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

President Harry S. Truman attends the Armed Forced Day Parade in Washington, D.C. From left: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Thomas W. Herren, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman greets General George Marshall and William Pawley upon their arrival at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, General Marshall, and Mr. Pawley. The photographers are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) rides in a car with Under Secretary of State Robert Lovett (center) and Secretary of State Marshall (right). From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets Secretary of State George C. Marshall (right, on stairs) at the airport. Others in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

High British Officers of wartime British Joint Staff Mission receive medals from President Harry S. Truman (center in civilian dress). From left to right in the front are Marshal Douglas Colyer, General Sir Gordon N. Macready, President Truman, Field Marshal Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, and Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville. From left to right in the second row are Admiral Williams D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, General George C. Marshall, General Thomas Handy, and General Ira Eaker.

Members of the Military Order of the World Wars presented President Harry S. Truman with an insignia making him an Honorary Past Commander-in-Chief in the Order, as well as Life Membership certificate. President Truman was already a member of the Kansas City Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars. From left to right: Major E. Kemper Carter, Captain Arthur Brookfield, Admiral William H. Stamon, President Truman, Commander David Sholtz, General George C. Marshall, and Colonel Edwin S. Bettelheim, Jr.

Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (center) shakes hands with General George C. Marshall. Also pictured is Mrs. Stimson on the left. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.