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Louis Johnson returning to Washington, D.C.

Secretary of Defense, Mr. Louis A. Johnson (in white cap near open trunk of auto), arrives at the Naval Air Station in Key West (Boca Chica) to board his plane, which will return to Washington, D.C. Johnson came in from D.C. for a short conference with the President. He was accompanied to the Airport by Mr. Robert L. Dennison, Mr. Matt Connelly, and Captain Adell. Captain Quackenbush (far right, near ramp) stands by for this departure. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Truman with Generals at Aberdeen Proving Ground

President Harry S. Truman in front of a train at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Foreground, from left to right: Major General Edward E. MacMorland, Commander of Aberdeen; Major General Elbert L. Ford, Chief of Ordnance (behind MacMorland); Secretary of the Army Frank Pace; President Truman; General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff; General Harry Vaughan (obscured by Collins). From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Truman and generals viewing Armed Forces Day parade

President Harry S. Truman and others viewing the Armed Forces Day. From left to right: Secretary of Defense General George C. Marshall; Major General Douglas L. Waert, Commander, Ft. Belvoir; President Harry S. Truman; Major General Thomas W. Herren, Commander of the Military District of Washington; Major General Harry Vaughan, military aide. Others are unidentified. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Truman at the Naval Academy

Honors just before President Harry S. Truman and his party leave the United States Naval Academy. Standing from left to right are: General Harry Vaughan; Admiral Robert Dennison; President Harry S. Truman; and Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball. All others are unidentified. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Mr. Snyder, General Vaughan, and Mr. Allen sunbathing

Members of President Truman's party enjoying the sun on the flying bridge of the President's yacht, the U.S.S. WILLIAMSBURG, during their vacation cruise to Rhode Island and Bermuda: (left to right) General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President; George Allen, Director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation; Commander Emerson, the ship's doctor; and Treasury Secretary John Snyder. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Vol. 1 of 4."

The President sun bathing

(From Left to Right) President Harry S. Truman, his friend Theodore Marks, and Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder sun bathe on the flying bridge of the SS Williamsburg during the President's vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Vol. 1 of 4" From James Foskett.

The President chats with friends

(From the left side of the circle to the right)Unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Mr. Theodore "Ted" Marks; President Harry S. Truman; Major General Harry R. Vaughan, U.S.A., the President's Military Aide; Charles G. Ross, the President's Press Secretary; Clark M. Clifford, the President's Special Counsel (party obscured by Mr. Ross); and Honorable George E. Allen, Director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, sit and have a chat on the fantail of the SS Williamsburg, the ship carrying the President to Bermuda.