Johnson was the assistant secretary of war from 1937 to 1940 and the secretary of defense from 1949 to 1950. He signed this photograph and addressed it "To my able and distinguished friend, Frank W. Boykin, M.C. in friendship."
Boykin is shaking Rayburn's hand and cutting into an elaborate dish on the table before them. Left to right: Louis Johnson; Forrest P. Sherman; Sam Rayburn; Charles E. Wilson; Mendel Rivers; Frank W. Boykin; Omar Bradley; Hoyt Vandenberg; and John...