Naval officers

President Harry S. Truman, accompanied by his new Naval Aide Captain James K. Vardaman, walks to the Blair House for luncheon today. They are accompanied by Secret Service men. From: Beth Gore.

Captain James K. Vardaman Jr., USNR, is the new naval aide to President Truman. He is a native of Mississippi From: Beth Gore.

Latest portrait of Captain James K. Vardaman, Naval Aide to President Truman. From: Beth Gore.

Commodore James K. Vardaman, Jr., left, was sworn in today as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, leaving his post as Naval Aide to President Truman; and Captain Clark M. Clifford, St. Louis attorney, right, is to succeed Vardaman as the President's Naval Aide. The pair is shown here congratulating each other. From: Beth Gore.

Portrait of Lewis L. Strauss, member of the Atomic Energy Commission. Strauss was a former businessman and Admiral. From: Beth Gore.

Portrait of Commander Harold E. Stassen, USNR. From: Beth Gore

Commander Harold E. Stassen, USNR Aide and Flag Secretary to Admiral William F. Halsey, USN, at a press conference in the Navy Department. He urged a strong Navy after the war and commented on the over-optimism about the war and defeatism about the peace on the home front. Commander Stassen, who resigned as Governor of Minnesota to join the Navy, had the highest praise for the matter-of-fact fighting patriotism of our soldiers, sailors, and marines all around the globe. From: Beth Gore

Shown aboard the U.S.S. Tusk, a submarine at the Naval Academy, left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Fleet Admiral William Leahy; and General Harry Vaughan. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

In the Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game. Front row, left to right: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forestal; Mrs. Gwyneth Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

In the Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game. Front row, left to right: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey W.) Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. Second Row. General Wallace Graham; R. D. Hetzel, President of Penn State; General Harry Vaughan; Captain James Foskett; and Press Secretary Charles Ross. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.