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Vice-President Harry S. Truman Preparing to Take Oath of Office

Vice-President Harry S. Truman is taking the oath of office, at 7:09 p.m., after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bess and Margaret Truman are standing to the right of Mr. Truman. Immediately behind Mr. Truman are (from left to right): Press Secretary Jonathan Daniels, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard, unidentified man (mostly obscured), receptionist William Simmons, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. All others are unidentified.

Mrs. Truman and Margaret arrive for vacation

Major General Harry H. Vaughan and Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison met Mrs. Bess Truman and Ms. Margaret Truman at the railroad station in Miami, FL, and accompanied them on an automobile drive to Key West where they joined the President Harry S. Truman at the Little White House. Left to right: Major General Vaughan, Mrs. Truman, Ms. Margaret Truman, and Rear Admiral Dennison. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Group photo of President Truman's party, Key West

Group shot of the Presidential party for the 8th trip to Key West, FL. Front row (left to right): Mr. John R. Steelman, Mrs. Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Ms. Margaret Truman, and Mr. William D. Hassett. Back row (left to right): Mr. Stephen T. Spingarn, Mr. Robert B. Landry, Mr. Robert L. Dennison, Mr. Stanley Woodward, Mr. Charles G. Ross, Mr. Harry H. Vaughan, Mr. Wallace H. Graham, and Mr. David K. Niles.

Truman inspecting the catch

President Harry S. Truman and Ms. Margaret Truman come down to the North Quay Wall to inspect the 'catch' of fish from Mr. William D. Hassett's and Commander Horace D. Warden's fishing party. From left to right: Mr. Hassett, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry, President Truman, Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, Ms. Truman, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Captain H. V. Pifer, and Commander Donald J. MacDonald. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Truman awaiting the return of the picket boat

President Harry S. Truman on the South Quay Wall near the bow of the U.S.S. Williamsburg awaiting the return of Mr. William D. Hassett's and Commander Horace D. Warden's fishing party, arriving in the picket boat. Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, back to camera, is talking to Commander Warden (cap) and Mr. Hassett (obscured by Moore) who are still on the picket boat. Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison is talking to President Truman (in white cap and colorful shirt). Ms. Margaret Truman is cranking up her Polaroid Land Camera Model 95 for some 1-minute pictures. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Truman and Margaret watching boat arrive

President Harry S. Truman on the North Quay Wall awaiting the returning members of Mr. William D. Hassett's and Commander Horace D. Warden's fishing party arriving in the picket boat. From left to right: Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, President Truman (white cap), Ms. Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, and Major General Robert B. Landry. On the stern of the picket boat operating his Argoflex camera is Commander Horace D. Warden.

Lunch on the lawn of the Little White House

A 2:00 P.M. Sunday luncheon on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, for the President and his party. Left to right, clockwise starting at the extreme left: President Harry S. Truman, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Mr. Donald S. Dawson, Mr. Stephen T. Spingarn, Mr. Charles G. Ross, Mr. William D. Hassett, Ms. Margaret Truman (hidden by palm tree), Brigadier General Wallace D. Graham, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Mrs. Bess Truman, and Mr. Stanley Woodward. From: Robert L. Dennison

The First Family at the Grand Coulee Dam

An informal picture of the First Family at the Grand Coulee Dam. Shown with them is Charles Ross, on the far left, talking to Margaret Truman, and Bess Truman in foreground. President Harry S. Truman is mostly obscured by Washington Governor Monrad Wallgren and Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation Frank A. Banks. All have their backs to the camera. From: Charles Ross Papers, 12x18 Metal Album. (See also 2012-216)