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Governor William Hastie Greets President Harry S. Truman

President Harry S. Truman (left) is greeted by Governor William Hastie (second from left) as he leaves his yacht, the USS Williamsburg, for a tour of the island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Standing in the background are, from left to right: William Hassett (wearing bow tie), Captain Robert Dennison, General Wallace Graham (mostly obscured by Krug), Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, Chair of the Municipal Council of St. Thomas Mr. Roy Gordon, and Colonel Robert Landry (mostly obscured by Gordon). All others are unidentified. Truman visited St.

President Harry S. Truman Receives a Gift While in Cuba

President Harry S. Truman, seated on the back of the open car, receives a scrapbook from twelve year old William Barrett, son of Chief Pharmacist's Mate P.W. Barrett of the United States Navy, while Admiral William Leahy (front seat) looks on. Young Barrett presented the scrapbook to the President on behalf of his schoolmates during the President's visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. All others are unidentified.