Presidential advisors

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman laughs with William Hassett, General Robert Landry, and Margaret Truman in Key West, Florida. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is seated with his vacation party that went to the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Philleo Nash and Russell Andrews. Middle row, left to right: Matthew Connelly, John Steelman, President Harry S. Truman, William Hassett, Charles Ross. Back row, left to right: William Hopkins, David Stowe, General Wallace Graham, General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and George Elsey.

William Hassett, correspondence secretary, is seated on a bench in the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. He is in Key West where he joined President Harry S. Truman on vacation.

George Elsey, military adviser to President Harry S. Truman, stands on the lawn at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. He is in Key West where he joined President Harry S. Truman on vacation.

President Harry S. Truman is walking from the Little White House toward Truman Beach in Key West, Florida. He is followed by Margaret Truman (directly behind him), General Harry Vaughan (directly behind Margaret), Admiral Robert Dennison (beside Truman), Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward (behind Dennison), Colonel Cornelius Mara, and others who are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: John Steelman, Admiral William Leahy, William Bray, General Robert Landry, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman chats with Elmer Davis on the lawn on the Little White House in Key West, Florida, after his vacation press conference. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and unidentified man, William Bray, an unidentified man (partly obscured), and Admiral Robert Dennison (wearing sunglasses). All others are unidentified.

General Genovevo Perez Damara, Chief of Staff of the Cuban Army (foreground, left), greets Dr. John Steelman (foreground, right) at a reception at the Cuban Embassy in honor of President Carols Prio Socarras' visit to the United States. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, standing) holds a press conference while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated on the far left, next to the sailor taking notes, is White House Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing in the background are, from left to right: Stanley Woodward, Admiral Robert Dennison, Mon Wallgren, Admiral William Leahy, General Robert Landry, Stuart Symington, Clark Clifford, and David Niles. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman holds a press and radio broadcast aboard the USS Williamsburg. President Harry S. Truman is seated fifth from left in the first row. Second row from left, unknown cameraman, Captain Robert Dennison, White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross, General Wallace H. Graham, Dr. John Steelman, Mr. William Hassett, Lieutenant Moore, and Commander Donald McDonald. All other men in photograph are unidentified.