Stettinius, Edward R. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949

President Harry S. Truman (behind the lectern) addresses the closing session of the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California. Seated on the right is Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (closest to lectern) and Secretary-General of the Conference Alger Hiss. Seated behind President Truman is Military Aide Major General Harry Vaughan (left) and Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman (right). All others are unidentified. Donor: Margaret Poore.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in backseat of car) riding in a car with (left to right) Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Earl Warren, and Samuel Rosenman before speaking to the United Nations closing session at San Francisco, California.

President Harry S. Truman (right) stands with others as James Byrnes (center, holding Bible) is sworn in as Secretary of State. Visible in the background are outgoing Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (between Mr. and Mrs. Byrnes), and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson (to the left of Mr. Truman). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with an unidentified man at the airport. President Harry S. Truman is at the airport for arrival for a United Nations conference in San Francisco. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius is standing next to President Truman.

Group of men in informal pose at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (center) pointing.

President Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in the Cabinet Room, Executive Offices, at the White House. Left to right: Francis Biddle, Attorney General; Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury (behind Biddle); Edward Stettinius, Secretary of State; Harry S. Truman; Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman; Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior; Margaret Truman; Harlan Stone, Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court; Sam Rayburn, Speaker, House of Representatives.