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.
Joint Civilian Orientation Conference Number Three
Date:
1949/06/13-1949/06/13
Description:
'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.'
Louis Johnson Meets with Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand, Washington D. C.
Date:
1950
Description:
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.
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.
Annual Meeting of the President's Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1951/08/17
Description:
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.
Louis Johnson Congratulates Stephen and Mrs. Ailes
Date:
1961/02/27
Description:
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."
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.
Fifty Year Reunion, University of Virginia Class of 1912
Date:
1962/06/02
Description:
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.
