Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, second from the left, administers the oath of office to General Creighton W. Abrams, the new Army Abrams is sworn in as Army Chief of Staff, 16 October 1972. Secretary of the Army Robert F. Froehlke looks on while Mrs. Abrams holds the Bible. Earlier in the ceremony, Secretary Laird presented the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. Abrams.

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