Smith, Walter Bedell, 1895-1961

Portrait of Lt. General Walter Bedell Smith, who later became director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Portrait of General Walter Bedell Smith. Smith was ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949, and was head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1950 to 1953. The photo is autographed on the outside border: "For President Truman, with affection and admiration from Bedell Smith." Donor: Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (center) and General Walter Bedell Smith (right), the newly appointed Ambassador to the Soviet Union.

George C. Marshall takes the oath of office to become Secretary of State. In the foreground is (left to right) George C. Marshall and Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson. In the background, from left to right: Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Attorney General Tom Clark, President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified photographer, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach.

President Harry S. Truman stands at his desk. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right: Attorney General Tom Clark, General Walter Bedell Smith, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, James Byrnes, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. They are in President Truman's office for the swearing in of George Marshall as Secretary of State.

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.

Shown in this photograph are l to r: Walter Bedell Smith (autographed with name), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; President Harry S. Truman; Raymond B. Allen (autographed with name); and James E. Webb. While this photo does not have an exact date, it may have been taken when Dr. Allen was sworn in as Director of the Psychological Strategy Board.

Portrait of General Walter Bedell Smith, Ambassador to Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Director of Central Intelligence. Original photograph oversized.

George Marshall taking the oath of office with, pictured from left, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Admiral William D. Leahy, Rear Admiral James H. Foskett, General Harry H. Vaughan, John W. Snyder, Tom C. Clark, George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, General Walter Bedell Smith, Clinton P. Anderson, Fred M. Vinson, Julius A. Krug, James F. Byrnes, and Lewis B. Schwellenbach. Autographed by all present.

General Walter Bedell Smith, President Harry S. Truman, and Secret Service agent James Rowley are fishing on board the Big Wheel. They are near Key West Florida. The Naval Station is approximately five miles away. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.