Presidential advisors

President Truman and his party on the deck of the U.S.S. Williamsburg during a cruise off the New England coast. From left to right: unidentified, John Snyder, Ted Marks, President Harry S. Truman, Matthew Connelly, Gen. Harry Vaughan, Charles Ross, and Clark Clifford (partially obscured).

President Truman drives his friends around Key West, Florida. Shown are General Harry Vaughan, Judge John Collet, John Steelman, and Admiral William D. Leahy. This is similar to 66-1396 but is a better and closer shot.

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.

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.

Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman talking to newsmen as he leaves a meeting at the Statler Hotel held with leaders of the striking railroad unions in an effort to settle the wage dispute. From: Beth Gore

Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman giving newsmen an account of his meeting with striking railroad leaders in an effort to settle a wage dispute. They are at the Statler Hotel. From: Beth Gore

Luncheon held during the dedication ceremony for the Charles Keck bust of President Harry S. Truman at the State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri. At the head table are J. Vivian Truman and Luella (Mrs. J. Vivian) Truman (third and fourth from the right); Peter S. Miravalle (seventh from the right); Mary Jane Truman (sixth from the right); Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly (fifth from the right); Mrs. Stella Brewer (second from the right); and Major General Harry Vaughan (right). All others are unidentified.

Major General Harry Vaughan (left) and Colonel Louis H. Renfrow (right) posing with the Charles Keck Bust of President Harry S. Truman. They are attending the dedication of the bust in the State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Photo shows swearing-in of John R. Steelman (right) as Special Assistant to the President at the White House. Left to right, Frank K. Sanderson, Administrative Officer of the Executive Office, and John R. Steelman. From: Beth Gore.