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Reed, Stanley Forman, 1884-1980

Inauguration of President Truman

Inaugural ceremonies of President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley, U.S. Capitol building, Washington, DC. In three parts. Part 1: Opening prayer by Dr. Edward Pruden; Star-Spangled Banner by Phil Regan; Justice Stanley Reed administers the oath of office to Vice President Barkley; prayer by Rabbi Samuel Thurman. Part 2: Chief Justice Fred Vinson administers the oath of office to President Harry Truman; part 1 of Truman's Inaugural Address, ending in point four.

Inauguration of President Truman

CBS's coverage of the Inauguration of President Harry S. Truman. Commentators include Edward R. Murrow and Charles Collingwood. Arrival of the dignitaries on the platform; music by the Marine band; opening prayer by Dr. Edward Pruden; Star-Spangled Banner by Phil Regan; Justice Stanley Reed administers the oath of office to Vice President Barkley; prayer by Rabbi Samuel Thurman; Chief Justice Fred Vinson administers the oath of office to President Harry Truman; President Truman's Inaugural Address starts around 49:30; benediction by Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle; music by the Marine band.

L to R: Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley F. Reed, Ambassador Richard C. Patterson, and Under Secretary James E. Webb

Left to Right: Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley F. Reed, Richard C. Patterson, and Under Secretary of State James E. Webb. Justice Reed had just administered the oath of office to the new Ambassador to Switzerland Richard C. Patterson.

Justices of the Supreme Court

A formal studio portrait of the Justices of the Supreme Court dressed in full robes. Left to Right: back row, Wiley Rutledge, Frank Murphy, Robert H. Jackson, Harold H. Burton; front row, Felix Frankfurter, Hugo Black, Fred M. Vinson, Stanley F. Reed, and William O. Douglas. Original in oversized file.