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

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman greeting Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, and Warren Austin just arriving from a plane.

President Harry S. Truman greeting George C. Marshall, Arthur Vandenberg, and Warren Austin just arriving from a plane.

President Harry S. Truman (right) returns to Washington and is greeted by Secretary of State George C. Marshall (left) and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (center).

President Harry S. Truman (left) shaking hands with Secretary of State General George C. Marshall (right) at airport.

President Miguel Aleman of Mexico (front row, second from left), Secretary of State George Marshall (front row, third from left) and others at Mount Vernon, George Washington's home.

George C. Marshall (center) shaking hands with Senator Tom Connally. Senator Arthur Vandenberg (left), President Harry S. Truman and James Byrnes are in the foreground. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder is in the background between President Truman and James Byrnes.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Lady Margaret Alexander, wife of the Governor General of Canada. Standing next to President Truman is First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. On the left, behind President Truman are Harry Vaughan (second from the left), Secretary of State George Marshall (third from the left), and others.

James Byrnes (right) congratulating George Marshall (left) upon his swearing in as Secretary of State. President Harry S. Truman stands between them, with Admiral William Leahy (left) and Attorney General Tom Clark (right) in the background.

George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State from Chief Justice Fred Vinson in the foreground. In the background: President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and James Byrnes.

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet. From L to R: Secretary of Agriculture, Clinton P. Anderson; Secretary of Labor, Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Commerce, W. Averell Harriman; Secretary of Interior, Julius Krug; Postmaster General Robert Hannegan; Secretary of War, Robert Patterson; Secretary of State, George C. Marshall; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury, John W. Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; and Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.