General Lyman L. Lemnitzer Sworn-In as 4th Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff

General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, US Army, is sworn in as the fourth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Department of Defense General Counsel J. Vincent Burke in a ceremony presided over by Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates in the secretary’s office on October 1, 1960. Photo only. Courtesy of Office of the Secretary of Defense Historical Office.
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