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President Roosevelt and his Cabinet

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Cabinet members. From left to right around the table: Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, President Roosevelt, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.

Senator Truman and railroad officials

Senator Harry S. Truman and railroad officials leaving the White House after conferring with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the rail situation. Front row, left to right: Joseph B. Eastman of the Interstate Commerce Commission; Charles D. Mahaffie of the Interstate Commerce Commission; Carl Gray, Vice-chairman of the Missouri Pacific Railway; Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; George Harrison, head of the Railway Labor Executives Association; William O. Douglas, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office

Harry S. Truman taking the oath of office at the White House after the death of President Roosevelt. From left to right: Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Henry Stimson, Secretary of War; Henry Wallace, Secretary of Commerce; Julius Krug, War Production Board Administrator; James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; Claude Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture; Francis McNamee, Department Chairman, War Manpower Commission; Francis Biddle, Attorney General; Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury; Harry S.

Political Cartoon of President Harry S. Truman Leaving for Potsdam

President Harry S. Truman (center) packs his suitcase for his trip to Germany in July of 1945 to deal with postwar Europe. Alongside this task, he faced the resignation Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. (left) as well as Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts (right). Karl Kae Knecht created this political cartoon for the Evansville, Indiana Courier and appeared on July 6, 1945. The original drawing of this cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.

Vice President Harry S. Truman Being Sworn in as President, After the Death of President Roosevelt

Vice President Harry S. Truman being sworn in as President, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Left to right: Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace; Secretary of the Navy James A. Forrestal; Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard; Attorney General Francis X. Biddle; Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. In foreground, Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office with Bess Truman in center and Justice Harlan Stone at right.

German Surrender Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman (left) holds a press conference, officially announcing the end of the war in Europe after Germany's unconditional surrender. Behind the President is: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (standing), Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Administrative Assistant Eddie McKim, Press Secretary Stephen Early (standing), Jonathan Daniels, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (in black hat). All others are unidentified.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (front left) is sworn in as President by Chief Justice Harlan Stone (center right). Behind them are, from left to right, are: Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Bess Truman, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, Margaret Truman, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (center left) is being sworn in as President of the United States. With him, from left to right, are Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, War Production Board Administrator Julius Krug, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Harry S.

Vice President Harry S. Truman is Sworn in as President

Vice President Harry S. Truman (center left) is being sworn in as President of the United States. With him, from left to right, are Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace, War Production Board Administrator Julius Krug, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, Department Chairman of the War Manpower Commission Francis McNamee, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (mostly obscured by Truman), Harry S.