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Sawyer, Charles, 1887-1979

Vinson Swearing In Tom Clark as Associate Justice

Former Attorney General Tom C. Clark (foreground, left) being sworn in as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (foreground, right). President Harry S. Truman (center) watches. Standing in the background are, from left to right: unidentified woman, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Secretary of Commerce Louis Johnson, remainder unidentified.

Truman Shaking Hands with Tom C. Clark

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Tom Clark in the White House Rose Garden, on the occasion of Clark's taking the oath of office as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. From left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Associate Justice Tom Clark, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Vice-President Alben Barkley, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, President Truman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson.

Tom C. Clark Being Sworn In

Tom C. Clark (foreground, left) sworn in as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (foreground, right) with President Harry S. Truman (center) looking on. Standing in the background are, from left to right: Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder (partly obscured), Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson.

Tom C. Clark Sworn In as Associate Justice

Tom C. Clark (foreground, left) being sworn in as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson (foreground, right) with President Harry S. Truman (center) looking on. Standing in the background are, from left to right: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson (partly obscured by Vinson), Vice-President Alben Barkley, and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson.

Truman and Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

Attendees at a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. On the near side of the table is Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (fifth from the right). On the far side of the table is Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from the left) and Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson (fourth from the left). All others are unidentified.

Truman and Attendees at Interior Department Luncheon

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Truman with His Cabinet and Other Top Advisors

President Harry S. Truman with his Cabinet and other top advisors, in the Cabinet Room at the White House: (clockwise around table from left) Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; Ambassador Averell Harriman; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Vice-President Alben Barkley; Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark; Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug.