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Truman and Foskett Fishing

Captain Bra Saunders, 70-year old fishing guide (left), unhooks a 3 pound yellowtail for President Harry S. Truman (center) while Captain James Foskett works to catch a fish (right). Truman went fishing off the Dry Tortugas Islands while on his vacation in Key West, Florida. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Truman Prepares to Board the U.S.S. Stribling

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from left, with cane) and his party prepare to embark in the U.S.S. Stribling tied up at the submarine base where Truman and his party are vacationing in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan (background), President Truman, General Wallace Graham, Admiral Charles W. Styer, unidentified man in hat (background), and Naval Aide Captain James Foskett. They are boarding en route to the Dry Tortugas Islands. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Leahy Casts His Line

Admiral William D. Leahy makes his bid off the Dolphin while fishing with President Harry S. Truman off the Dry Tortugas Islands on vacation in Key West, Florida. Cecil Sewell, an Office of Naval Intelligence agent, stands in the background. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Truman On the Bow

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Charles W. Styer, young Bill Saunders and Captain James H. Foskett on the bow of the U.S.S. Stribling. President Harry S. Truman was on vacation and took a cruise from Key West to Dry Tortugas, Florida. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Truman Leaving Ship

President Harry S. Truman (background left) leaves the Dolphin with his Naval Aide Captain James Foskett (right) while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Truman Embarks on Fishing Trip

President Harry S. Truman (foreground left with cane) leaves on a deep sea fishing trip with Admiral William D. Leahy (foreground second from left), Captain James H. Foskett (behind Leahy, mostly obscured), and Mr. Edwin Locke (in white, behind Leahy) while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West 17-23 November 1946.

Truman's Staff on U.S.S. Williamsburg

Members of President Harry S. Truman's party relaxing on the after deck of his yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg, as the U.S.S. William C. Lawe provides escort in the background, during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: David Stowe, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Press Secretary Chares Ross, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, Major General Harry Vaughan (wearing plaid shirt), and Brigadier General Robert Landry.