Incumbents
- President: Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
- Vice President: Alben W. Barkley (Democratic)
- Chief Justice: Fred M. Vinson
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas)
- Senate Majority Leader: Ernest McFarland (D-Arizona)
- Congress: 82nd
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