President Harry S. Truman is sworn in as president of the United States. Standing in the foreground from left to right are Mr. Truman, Bess Wallace Truman and Margaret Truman. Standing in the background, from left to right, are Admiral William Leahy, unidentified (obscured by Mrs. Truman's hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and William D. Simmons. This photo is from the album The President and his Cabinet, by John W. Snyder. [Photo courtesy of the Truman Presidential Library]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net To Mark Adams, a particular item on display at the Truman Presidential Library and a snippet from the presidential oath of…
