Louis Johnson Becomes National Commander of the American Legion, Portland, Oregon
Date:
1932/09/18
Description:
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."
Legion Head Addresses Convention, Chicago, Illinois
Date:
1933/10/02
Description:
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."
Ex-Commanders at American Legion Pow-wow, Cleveland, Ohio
Date:
1936/09/21
Description:
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."
President Roosevelt Inspects Army and Navy Aircraft, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1938/10/29
Description:
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."
President Roosevelt Inspects Army and Navy Aircraft, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1938/10/29
Description:
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.
Past National Commanders of the American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana
Date:
1939/11
Description:
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.
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.
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson at Harrison County Airport, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Date:
1940/05
Description:
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.
Luncheon Group, Pelican Camp, Bohemian Grove, California
Date:
1941/07/26
Description:
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.
