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Former President Harry S. Truman with Mr. Adlai Stevenson and Mr. Stephen A. Mitchell

Former President Harry S. Truman with Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell (left) with Mr. Adlai E. Stevenson (right). The former President stated he would take an active role in the upcoming political campaign in the fall. The cane held by former President Truman was a gift from Republic of Korea President Syngman Rhee during a August 5th visit. In 1952, Adlai Stevenson had been referred to as a party standard bearer.

Truman Walks at the Key West Naval Air Station

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.

Truman and His Party Pose for Photograph During Visit to Key West

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party pose for photograph in the garden of the Little White House. Back row, left to right: Administrative Assistant to the President Donald Dawson, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Special Counsel to the President Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, General Wallace Graham, Captain Robert Dennison, William J. Bray, Jonathan Daniels. Front row, left to right: Correspondence Secretary William D.

Truman Greets Senator McGrath Upon His Arrival at The Little White House

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) greets Senator and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath (left) upon his arrival at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. He flew to Key West to join President Truman on a post-election vacation. Also present is Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers (third from left) and Assistant to the Democratic National Committee Chairman William Boyle (fourth from left, partly obscured). Others are unidentified.