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President Harry S. Truman Meets with Reporters While Visiting Key West

President Harry S. Truman (seated, center) speaks with reporters while his advisors stand in the background. Standing behind President Truman are (from left to right): five unidentified men; John R. Steelman; Roger Tubby; unidentified military officer; Charles Murphy; William Hassett; Joseph Short; two unidentified partly obscured men; Joseph Feeney; and General Robert Landry. The press conference was held in the garden of the Little White House in Key West Florida during the President's vacation. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Members of His Vacation Party

President Harry S. Truman and the rest of his vacation party at Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Joseph G. Feeney, Charles Murphy, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Truman, John R. Steelman, William D. Hassett, Roger Tubby. Back row, left to right: David E. Bell, Donald S. Dawson, Admiral Robert Dennison, Joseph H. Short, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David D. Lloyd.

Dinner Attended by John R. Steelman and Members of Congress

Assistant to the President John R. Steelman is attending a dinner with numerous members of Congress present. Standing at Speaker's table from left to right: Reverend Cranford, Majority Leader John W. McCormack, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee J. Howard McGrath, Congressman Frank W. Boykin, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Minority Leader Joe Martin, Vice President Alben Barkley. Immediately behind Barkley is Attorney General Tom Clark, Chairman of the Arrangement Committee Colonel Albert Ernest.

President Harry S. Truman Gives Press Conference in Garden of the Little White House

President Harry S. Truman (seated on the right, smiling at the camera) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House, in Key West, Florida. Assistant to the President John R. Steelman is standing second from the right. William Hassett is standing on the right. Captain Cecil Adell is fourth from the right. All others are unidentified.

John R. Steelman During the Steel Industry Strike Negotiations

John R. Steelman (center) is pictured as he left a two hour meeting with top officials on action to avert the steel strike. The woman to Steelman's left is unidentified. The reporter on the right of the photograph is Al Adams of the United Press (UP). After this photo was taken, Steelman announced that the government would seize the steel industry if there was no settlement by midnight.