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President Harry S. Truman leaves for a cruise with some of his friends and staff. From left to right: Ted Marks, President Harry S. Truman, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, and Charlie Ross.

From left to right, an unidentified sailor, Captain James Foskett, George Allen, and President Harry S. Truman on the flying bridge of the U.S.S. Williamsburg in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Picture from the President's vacation cruise album.

Portrait of John R. Steelman used in his oral history interview.

From left to right, Brig. General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, President Harry S. Truman, and an unidentified man aboard the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

From left to right, front row: Captain Taylor; Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Admiral William D. Leahy, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman and Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan. Remaining men are unidentified. They are aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

From left to right: Captain Taylor, unidentified, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, William Hassett, President Harry S. Truman, unidentified, John Steelman, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, and unidentified. They are aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

Charles T. Mauro, Clark Clifford, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (right) , and other unidentified men aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

From left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, Admiral Chester Nimitz, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on an aircraft elevator aboard the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

From left to right: Captain Griffin, Captain Clark M. Clifford, Commander Snowden, President Harry S. Truman (in tweed cap, hidden behind Admiral Nimitz) and Admiral Chester Nimitz on the bridge of the U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

From left to right, unidentified, Eleanor Roosevelt, General Harry Vaughan, and President Harry S. Truman attending the dedication of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt home as a National Historic Site. President Roosevelt's dog, Fala, is by President Truman.