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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

Gordon Gray leaving Little White House

Mr. Gordon Gray (center), Secretary of the Army, departs the Little White House to return to Washington, D.C. The Secretary was met at the Naval Air Station in Key West (Boca Chica) by Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison (left), and Major General Harry H. Vaughan (right). The Secretary arrived at the Little White House at 12:20 P.M., had lunch with the President at 1:00 P.M., conferred with the President in the north garden of the Little White House until 2:15 P.M. and at 2:35 P.M. departed the Little White House for Boca Chica.

Volleyball at Truman Beach

Volley Ball at Truman Beach, while on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Mr. Stanley Woodward, Mr. James J. Rowley, Mr. Clark M. Clifford, Mr. Gerald A. Behn, Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, Mr. Rex Scouten, Mr. Henry J. Nicholson (partly obscured by Commander Warden), Commander Horace D. Warden, and Major General Harry H. Vaughan. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Volleyball game at Truman beach

Volley ball at Truman Beach, while President Harry S. Truman was on vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Mr. Gerald A. Behn, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Mr. Clark M. Clifford, Commander Horace D. Warden, Mr. Stanley Woodward, Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, Mr. Rex Scouten (partly obscured by Mr. Rowley), Mr. James J. Rowley, Mr. Henry J. Nicholson, and Major General Harry H. Vaughan.

Truman and Dennison on flying bridge of Williamsburg

Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison (left) and President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on the flying bridge of the U.S.S. Williamsburg while docked at the Key West Naval Station, Key West, Florida. In the background is the U.S.S. William C. Lawe, which picked up the U.S.S. Williamsburg for escorting duty as she entered Chesapeake Bay on this trip from Washington D.C. to Key West. From: Robert L. Dennison