Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) stops to talk to a young admirer while on vacation at The Little White House in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center foreground) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Reporters and photographers who are gathered in front of him are unidentified. Standing behind Truman are, from left to right: Captain Robert Dennison; Washington State Governor Mon Wallgren; Admiral William Leahy; General Harry Vaughan; Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington; and Special Counsel Clark Clifford.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photographers and reporters gathered around are all unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photographers and reporters gathered around are all unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, in light shirt and pants) joins in the fun of the mock reception held for the arrival of Press Secretary Charles Ross (right) and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (far right in profile) at Key West, Florida. Also present are (from left to right) State Department Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Administrative Assistant David Niles, Assistant to the President John Steelman, and Governor of Washington Mon Wallgren. All others are unidentified. Truman and his staff and advisors were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter, Margaret Truman pose for pictures in the southwest garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photographers and reporters gathered around are all unidentified. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are: General Harry Vaughan; Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington (mostly obscured); and Special Counsel Clark Clifford.

President Harry S. Truman (center) joins in the fun of the mock reception for Press Secretary Charles Ross and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly upon their arrival in Key West, Florida. From left to right, Jonathan Daniels, Charles Ross, Matthew Connelly (partially obscured), and President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified. President Truman and his advisors and staff were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Reporters and photographers present are unidentified. Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington can be seen on the far left behind President Truman. Margaret Truman can be seen behind the unidentified man in the rocking chair.

President Harry S. Truman (far left with cane) walks at the Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida, accompanied by (from left to right) Senator and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley, Leslie Biffle, Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William D. Leahy, William J. Bray, and an unidentified naval officer (mostly obscured by Leahy). President Truman and his advisors were in Key West for a post-election vacation.