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

George C. Marshall (foreground, left) being sworn in as Secretary of State in the Oval Office by Chief Justice Fred Vinson (foreground, right) as President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) and dignitaries look on. Along the wall, from left to right are: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of War Robert Patterson (partly obscured); Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; two unidentified men; outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured); unidentified man; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

George C. Marshall (second from left) shakes hands with his predecessor as Secretary of State, James Byrnes, as President Harry S. Truman looks on, on the occasion of Marshall's taking the oath of office as Secretary of State in the Oval Office. On the left is Senator Tom Connally of Texas; in the background, to the right of Byrnes, is Attorney General Tom Clark and Secretary of War Robert Patterson. Others are unidentified.

George C. Marshall (third from the right) shaking hands with Senator Tom Connally (second from left) of Texas, as Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan (left), President Harry S. Truman (second from right), and James Byrnes (right) look on, on the occasion of Marshall's swearing-in as Secretary of State in the Oval Office.

President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman stand outside the White House awaiting the arrival of the Governor General of Canada, British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and his wife, Lady Margaret Alexander. From left to right: Secretary of State George Marshall, Donald Dawson, Major General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, Mrs. Truman, unidentified, George Elsey. Others are unidentified.

George C. Marshall walking in Washington, D.C. on the day he assumed the office of Secretary of State. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) talks in the Oval Office with James Byrnes (center), the retiring Secretary of State, and George C. Marshall (left), on the occasion of Marshall's swearing-in as the new Secretary of State. In the background are, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of War Robert Patterson; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; unidentified; Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, sixth from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, seventh from left) greet the Governor General of Canada, British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and his party at the White House. Also present are Donald Dawson (second from left), Major General Harry Vaughan (third from left), Secretary of State George Marshall (fourth from left), and George Elsey (to the left of the pillar).

President Harry S. Truman with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House: (clockwise around table) 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; the President; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

President Harry S. Truman (right center) shaking hands with retiring Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall (left center) and presenting him with an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Service Medal in the Pentagon Court. The second woman from the left in the background is Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaking to a crowd in the Pentagon Court at a ceremony in which he awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Distinguished Service Medal of retiring Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall. Standing on the left, from left to right, are: Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (in second row), unidentified woman, and Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall.