Swearing-In Ceremony of President Kennedy's Cabinet. The ceremonies were held in the East Room at the White House. Chief Justice Earl Warren administers Oath to (L-R) Dean Rusk, Sec. State, Douglas Dillon, Sec. Treasury, Robert S. McNamara, Sec. Defense, Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General, J. Edward Day, Postmaster General, Stewart Udall, Sec. Interior, Mrs. Kennedy, President Kennedy, Adlai E. Stevenson, Representative to the U.N., Orville Freeman, Sec. Agriculture (hidden: Luther Hodges, Sec. Commerce) Arthur Goldberg, Sec. Labor, Abraham Ribicoff, Sec. Health, Education & Welfare. ( In rear: Gen. C.V. Clifton, Military Aide, Col. Godfrey McHugh, Air Force Aide, Cmdr. Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide )
''I WANT to thank the Chief Justice for his help today and for his good work, and I also want to congratulate and express my appreciation to the members of the Cabinet who have been sworn today.
Quite obviously, whatever success we may achieve will depend in great part upon their dedication and their effort, and the success which they achieve will depend in good part upon the dedication and effort of the hundreds of thousands of men and women of this country who serve our National Government.
As a citizen, I think we are fortunate to have them all. As President of the United States, I find it heartening, and therefore it is a great pleasure for me to welcome them as part of the official family. They are all patriotic men who are devoted to the welfare of this country--and I am confident that they will meet their responsibilities with high distinction.''
4 сен 2012
