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Secretary of Defense from 1949 to 1950

1. Louis Johnson

2. Louis Johnson and C. E. Smith

'Sitting, Left to Right: Lt. Colonel A. W. Tyson, USA, Dr. Philip E. Adams, Honorable Louis Johnson, Honorable Stephen Marly, William F. Gibbs, Commander John P. Floyd, USNR; Standing, Left to Right: Lt. Colonel H. L. Conner, USA, Lieutenant (jg) Theodore Hartley, USN, Lt. Colonel Roy L. Kline, USMC, Major Paul Kendall, USAF.'

3. Joint Civilian Orientation Conference Number Three

From right to left, Louis Johnson; C. E. Smith; Clint Spurr and unidentified male.

4. C. E. Smith with Clint Spurr and Louis Johnson

5. Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense, 1949-1950

This Medical Center is called the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center.

6. Medical Center in Clarksburg, W. Va.

Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles (left to right) wait at a Washington D. C. station for President Roosevelt to discuss the Nazi invasion of Denmark and Norway.

7. Waiting For Chief Executive, Washington, D. C.

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson greets Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand at the Pentagon during discussion of Thailand's offer of 4,000 combat troops for the war in Korea.

8. Louis Johnson Meets with Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand, Washington D. C.

Text on back reads, "Louis A. Johnson, left, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, being congratulated by his predecessor Henry L. Stevens, after his election as national commander of the American Legion at the Portland, Oregon convention."

9. Louis Johnson Becomes National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Oregon

Text on the back reads, "The above photo shows Commander Louis Johnson of the American Legion as he addressed the members of the organization at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, when the convention was opened on October 2nd."

10. Legion Head Addresses Convention, Chicago, Illinois

Text on the back reads, "Two men who in turn ruled the destinies of the  American Legion are pictured enjoying a pre-convention chat at Cleveland, where the legion opens its annual convention today, Sept. 21. At left is Hanford McNider, who was national commander in 1922, and at right, Louis A. Johnson, who held that high office in  1932. He hails from Clarksburg, W. Va., and is chairman of the Veterans' Committee in the Democratic Party."

11. Ex-Commanders at American Legion Pow-wow, Cleveland, Ohio

Two American Legion members are on the stage with Louis A. Johnson, who was the national commander of the American Legion in 1932.

12. Louis A. Johnson Makes a Speech

General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Edward C. Ewen, and Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson discuss the military crisis in Korea around a steam kettle in Guam.

13. Discussing the Pre-Korean Crisis, Guam

Pictured left to right are:First Row: Karl R. Bendetsen, Msgr. Howard J. Carroll, Louis Johnson, Charles E. Wilson, Maurice J. Tobin, Harry S. Truman, Vice Adm. Ross T. McIntire, Oscar R. Ewing, John J. Sparkman, George Barr, Ralph Wright.Second Row: Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, Robert T. Creasey, Dr. Howard Rusk, Joseph C. Dunn, Philip Kaiser, Francis P. Whitehair, Lt. Gen. Graves B. Erskine, Roswell L, Gilpatric, Michael J. Galvin, Eric Johnston, Earl H. Gammons, Theodore Marks.

14. Annual Meeting of the President's Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, Washington, D. C.

Photo proof photo of Johnson.

15. Portrait Louis A. Johnson

Text on the back reads, "Swearing in ceremony of Under Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes, held at the Pentagon, Washington, D. C.  Former Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson congratulates Under Secretary of the Army and Mrs. Ailes."

16. Louis Johnson Congratulates Stephen and Mrs. Ailes

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson conducts an inspection and shopping trip at the Navy Ship's Store in Guam, also known as The Jade Shop.

17. At the Navy Ship's Store, Guam

A group portrait of those attending a luncheon honoring Mr. Wendell L. Willkie, the 1940 Republican nominee for the presidency, at Pelican Camp, part of the Bohemian Grove complex in California. Louis Johnson, later Secretary of Defense, is pictured seated on the far left, next to Willkie.

18. Luncheon Group, Pelican Camp, Bohemian Grove, California

Louis Johnson congratulates a fellow American League member at the national convention.

19. Louis Johnson at the 1945 American Legion Convention, Chicago, Ill.

Louis Johnson, at that time Assistant Secretary of War, is pictured with a member of the Arkansas American Legion at an event at which he gave a speech.

20. Louis Johnson At American Legion Gathering, Texarkana, Texas

Louis Johnson, then Assistant Secretary of War, leaves Texarkana in an army plane after giving a speech to the American Legion there.

21. Louis Johnson Leaving Texarkana

Louis Johnson at the entrance to the Taj Mahal.

22. At the Taj Mahal

Colonel Louis Johnson and Colonel Griffith with Indians at the tomb of Sheik Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri, India.

23. Fatehpur Sikri, India

A view of the Taj Mahal, showing wartime air raid protection measures on the central dome. The man is likely Louis Johnson.

24. The Taj Mahal

A campaign poster promoting Louis Johnson for election to the West Virginia House of Delegates in the 1916 elections. The campaign was successful.

25. Louis Johnson Campaign Poster

Louis Johnson, National Commander of the American Legion, boards a United Air Lines flight from Cleveland to Chicago.

26. Legion Commander and Air Traveler

Louis Johnson pictured in a car with his wife Ruth Frances Maxwell Johnson and his daughters Lillian Maxwell Johnson and Katherine Ruth Johnson, likely during his tenure as National Commander of the American Legion.

27. Louis Johnson With His Family

Louis is pictured with his wife, Ruth.  They married in 1920.

28. Louis Johnson and Ruth Frances Maxwell Johnson

Louis and Ruth Johnson at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Class of 1912, pictured at the foot of the Rotunda steps at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

29. Louis and Ruth Johnson at University of Virginia

The law school class of 1912 at the University of Virginia poses for a photograph on the steps of the Rotunda on the University's campus. Pictured in the upper left hand corner is Louis Johnson, later Secretary of Defense. Also pictured first row left to right: John Alan Maphis, Clarence Wagener, Col. H. Marbury Taylor, William N. Neff, and Dr. Samuel S. Irvin.  Second Row: Seth Burnley, Judge C. K. Richards, Richard H. Akers, John B. Hyde, Dudley Bagley.  Third Row: Col. Louis A. Johnson, Peyton Randolph Harris, E. Bradford Tazewell, Dr. Cary Jacob.

30. Fifty Year Reunion, University of Virginia Class of 1912

President Franklin Roosevelt pictured with Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Assistant Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson, and an unidentified man.

31. President Roosevelt and Others

32. Election of Louis Johnson as National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Or.

Text on the back reads: "Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; President Roosevelt; and Louis Johnson, Assistant Secretary of War, as the President made an inspection of various types of aircraft at Army's Bolling Field and Naval Air Station."

33. President Roosevelt Inspects Army and Navy Aircraft, Washington, D. C.

President Roosevelt is shown posing in the presidential limousine in front of officers and an army aircraft with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (back of middle seat) and the Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson (beside Edison), among others. The president inspected aircraft at the Army's Bolling Field and the Naval Air Station.

34. President Roosevelt Inspects Army and Navy Aircraft, Washington, D. C.

Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.

35. Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.

Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson (center, bareheaded) attends the opening of an airline at the Harrison County Airport, now known as the Benedum Airport.

36. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson at Harrison County Airport, Clarksburg, W. Va.

37. Louis and Ruth Johnson's Residence, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Pictured left to right: Ray Murphy, Ed Spafford, Ralph T. O'Neill, General James A. Drain, Stephen Chadwick, Harry Colmery, Raymond J. Kelly, John R. Quinn, Louis Johnson, Paul McNutt.

38. Past National Commanders of the American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana

Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Louis Johnson at the State Dinner for the President of Chile, Gabriel Gonzalez Videla.

39. Secretary of Defense and Mrs. Louis Johnson, Washington, D. C.