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Schwellenbach, Lewis B. (Lewis Baxter), 1894-1948

Truman with members of his Cabinet and staff

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise around table from left: Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

Truman with Cabinet members in the Cabinet Room

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise around table from left: Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Truman and Cabinet members

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise around table from left: Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Truman with his Cabinet

President Harry S. Truman and his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise at table: Secretary of Interior Julius Krug; Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman; Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming; Assistant to the President John Steelman; Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach; Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson; Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson; Secretary of Defense James Forrestal; Secretary of State George Marshall; President Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; and Attorney General Tom Clark.

George C. Marshall being sworn in as Secretary of State

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

George C. Marshall taking the oath of office

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.

Truman at Marshall's swearing-in as Secretary of State

President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk in the Oval Office with members of his Cabinet as George C. Marshall is sworn in as the new Secretary of State. Standing behind Truman 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, outgoing Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

Truman in the Oval Office with James Byrnes and George C. Marshall

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.

Truman with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room

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.