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Governor William Hastie Greets President Harry S. Truman

64-346 (untitled)
Accession Number
64-346
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Rigdon, William M. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Cabinet officers
Governors
Naval officers
Presidential trips
Presidential vacations
Presidential yachts
Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Ships - U.S.S. Williamsburg; Truman - Trips - Virgin Islands; Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
People Pictured
Hastie, William, 1904-1976
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Gordon, Roy P.
Graham, Wallace Harry, 1910-1996
Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965
Krug, Julius A. (Julius Albert), 1907-1970
Landry, Robert B. (Robert Broussard), 1909-2000
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U.S. Navy

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (left) is greeted by Governor William Hastie (second from left) as he leaves his yacht, the USS Williamsburg, for a tour of the island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Standing in the background are, from left to right: William Hassett (wearing bow tie), Captain Robert Dennison, General Wallace Graham (mostly obscured by Krug), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Chair of the Municipal Council of St. Thomas Mr. Roy Gordon, and Colonel Robert Landry (mostly obscured by Gordon). All others are unidentified. Truman visited St. Thomas during a vacation cruise of the area.
Date(s)
February 22, 1948