This photograph is of Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black congratulating Thurgood Marshall after swearing him in as the first African-American Solicitor General. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Black and Marshall are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black congratulating Thurgood Marshall after swearing him in as the first African-American Solicitor General. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Black and Marshall are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall and Black are President Lyndon B. Johnson and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General by Hugo L. Black, associate justice of the Supreme Court. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Marshall and Black are photographed here alongside President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Marshall's family: wife Cecilia Marshall and sons Thurgood Marshall, Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of President Lyndon B. Johnson delivering remarks on the occasion of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall are his wife, Cecilia Marshall, and children, Thurgood Marshall Jr. and John W. Marshall.

This photograph is of President Lyndon B. Johnson delivering remarks on the occasion of federal judge Thurgood Marshall's swearing-in as the first African-American Solicitor General. The event took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 24, 1965. Marshall would go on to become a Supreme Court Justice in 1967. Photographed alongside Marshall are his wife, Cecilia Marshall, and children, Thurgood Marshall Jr. and John W. Marshall.