Attendees at Inaugural Ball
Assistant to the President John R. Steelman (left) with other unidentified guests at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C.
President Harry S. Truman, in cap and leather jacket, (second from left) strides across the flight deck of Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt as Captain Charles T. Mauro, Charleston, South Carolina, points out a flight maneuver during Eight Fleet war games off the Virginia Capes. In the background, left to right, are Brig. Gen. Harry Vaughan, Presidential Military Aide, Captain Clark Clifford, Presidential Naval Aide, and John R. Steelman, Special Assistant to the President.