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Truman on U.S.S. Requin

President Harry S. Truman (center in civilian clothes) pauses during an inspection of the U.S.S. Requin to shake hands with an unidentified enlisted crew member. Truman visited the submarine during his vacation in Key West, Florida. All others unidentified.

Truman Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman holding a press conference with reporters and photographers in the north garden of the "Little White House," his vacation retreat at Key West, Florida. Standing in the back are, from left to right: two unidentified men, John Steelman, Captain Robert Dennison (partly obscured), President Truman, William Hassett, Eben Ayers, Colonel Robert Landry (partly obscured by Ayers), Clark Clifford (partly obscured by photographer), Admiral William Leahy, unidentified man, and Major General Harry Vaughan (in t-shirt). All others are unidentified.

Captain Robert Dennison with Fish

Naval Aide to President Harry S. Truman, Captain Robert Dennison, poses with a 29-pound King Mackerel which he caught on a fishing expedition. With him, from left to right are: Major General Wallace Graham, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy (in background with hat and glasses), Eben Ayers (partly obscured), unidentified reporter, Colonel Robert Landry (mostly obscured), and Special Counsel Clark Clifford. They all joined President Harry S. Truman on his vacation at Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.