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Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, accompanied by his wife Janet, is welcomed by a military honor cordon as he makes his first entrance into the Pentagon as Secretary of Defense on Jan. 24, 1997. Cohen was sworn in by Vice President Al Gore in a White House ceremony earlier today.

Secretary of Defense Cohen makes his first official entrance into the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, accompanied by his wife Janet, is welcomed by a military honor cordon as he makes his first entrance into the Pentagon as Secretary of Defense on Jan. 24, 1997. Cohen was sworn in by Vice President Al Gore in a White House ceremony earlier today.

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