Chuck Hagel is sworn in as Secretary of Defense by the Pentagon's Director of Administration and Management Michael L. Rhodes. Hagel's wife, Lilibet, holds the Bible he is sworn in on.
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U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives, Archives & Special Collections, Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha
“Hagel is sworn in as Secretary of Defense,” U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives Online Exhibits, accessed November 11, 2024, https://hagel.omeka.net/items/show/58.