Harry S. Truman sworn in as President of the United States. Harry S.

Harry S. Truman sworn in as President of the United States. Harry S. Truman (holding a Bible) is sworn in as 33rd President of the United States at the White House in Washington, U.S. capital, April 12, 1945, following the sudden death of Franklin Dalane Roosevelt. U.S. Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone administers the cath. Watching the solemn ceremony are members of the President's Cabinet, who will remain in office at Mr. Truman's request. Present are (left to right): Secretarry of Labor Frances Perkins, Secretarry of War Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace, War Production Board Chairman J.A. Krug, Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard, an unidentified person, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Mrs. Truman, Secretarry of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, House of Representatives Speaker Sam Rayburn, War Mobilization Director Fred M. Vinson, Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr., House minority leader; Representative Robert Ramspeck and Representative John W. McCormack, House majority leader.