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President Harry S. Truman in Charlotte Amalie, the Virgin Islands

President Harry S. Truman waves from the back seat of a motor car at "Drake's Seat" overlooking Magens Bay in the Virgin Islands, on his way to Emancipation Park, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. On his right is Governor William Hastie. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Truman Gives a Press Conference While on Vacation at Key West

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 Truman Greets Visitors

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.

Truman Poses with Members of His Staff at Key West

President Harry S. Truman (center) with Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington (left) and Washington State Governor Monrad Wallgren as they pose for pictures in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. In the background on the left is Special Counsel Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified. President Truman and members of his staff and advisors were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

Truman Gives a Press Conference While on Vacation in Key West

President Harry S. Truman (standing, right, in light shirt) 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. The man partly obscured by Truman, getting ready to stand up, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing on the right in the striped shirt is Washington State Governor Mon Wallgren.

Truman Greets New Arrivals at Key West

President Harry S. Truman (center) participates in the mock reception of Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (far right) and Press Secretary Charles Ross (left of Connelly) to Key West, Florida by unidentified person. Also present are (from left to right) Assistant to the President John R. Steelman, governor of Washington Monrad Wallgren, and writer Jonathan Daniels. Truman and his advisers and staff were in Key West for a post-election vacation.