Presidential advisors

Portrait of Charles S. Murphy, believed to have been taken when he was Under Secretary of Agriculture. Earlier in Murphy's career he was Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1947-1950) as well as Special Counsel to the President (1950-1953)

Portrait of Charles S. Murphy taken while he was Administrative Assistant to President Truman.

Portrait of Charles S. Murphy, probably taken in the 1960s or 1970s. Earlier in Murphy's career he was Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1947-1950) as well as Special Counsel to the President (1950-1953).

View which includes Stanley Woodward on the left and Charles S. Murphy in baseball cap to his right. Mr. Woodward was President Harry S. Truman's Chief of Protocol at the State Department, 1946-1950 and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Canada, 1950-1953. Mr. Murphy was President Truman's Administrative Assistant, 1947-1950 and Special Counsel to the President, 1950-1953. The sailor in view is not identified. The location is believed to be the destroyer Epperson and the visit occurred during a Key West, Florida trip.

Standing outside together in this photograph are the following left to right: Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to President Truman; Stanley Woodward, Chief of Protocol at the State Department; and William Hassett, President Truman's Correspondence Secretary. It is believed that they may be standing on or near the destroyer Epperson while on a trip to Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman (seated center in dark shirt with white collar) is shown during a press conference in the north garden of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. This press conference took place during President Truman's ninth vacation visit to Key West. Standing directly behind Truman in the bamboo print shirt is Charles S. Murphy, Administrative Assistant to President Truman and later Special Counsel to the President. To the left of Murphy wearing a long sleeve print shirt is John Steelman, Truman's Assistant to the President. To the right of Murphy is Joseph Feeney.

Interior view of a group of men, both military personnel and others, seated around a table. Location is believed to be the destroyer Epperson. Charles S. Murphy wearing a ball cap is partially visible on the far left. The second seated man from Murphy and wearing a dark jacket is William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to President Harry S. Truman. The man seated third over from him with a cigarette in his hand is John T. Koehler, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Others are not identified. Event happened during a trip to Key West, Florida.

Charles S. Murphy (left), a North Carolina lawyer, is shown in this photograph taking the oath of office at his swearing in ceremony as Special Counsel to President Harry S. Truman. He succeeded Clark M. Clifford. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark is shown on the right administering the oath in ceremonies at the White House while President Truman is in center.

Democratic Party leaders stand together on the front porch of the home of former President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri. They gathered to discuss party finances and election prospects. Left to right: Adlai Stevenson; Stanley Woodward, party treasurer; Harry S. Truman; Charles S. Murphy; and Stephen A. Mitchell, National Democratic Party Chairman.