Vice-President Harry Truman is taking the oath
Vice-President Harry Truman is taking the oath of office, at 7:09 p.m. on April 12, 1945. Bess and Margaret Truman are standing to the new President's right. Immediately behind Mr. Truman are (from left to right): Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, unidentified man (mostly obscured), receptionist William Simmons, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. All others are unidentified. - (BSLOC_2014_14_18)
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11002849
Media ID
45256450
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3000px x 2388px
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Credit
Everett Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Everett Collection
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