Presidential aircraft

From left to right, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers, General Harry Vaughan, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, and Congressman George Smathers (in background, near steps) arrive in Boca Chica, Florida to join the rest of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West. Standing on the right is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, arrives in Iceland with his wife, Begum Ali Khan. Pictured, from left: Unknown man, Liaquat Ali Khan, Begum Ali Khan (mostly obscured), General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. In the background is President Harry S. Truman's airplane, the Independence.

President Harry S. Truman (standing on the ground at the stairs) welcomes Cuban President Carlos Prio Socarras as he disembarks from the presidential plane Independence at Washington National Airport. He is in Washington, D.C. for a state visit. All others are unidentified.

Dr. Carlos Prio Socarras, President of Cuba and his party arrive at Washington National Airport in Washington D.C. on the presidential airplane, the Independence. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (at podium, right) greets President Romulo Gallegos (at podium, left) of the United States of Venezuela upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. Standing behind the podium are Captain Robert Dennison (in white) and General Harry Vaughan (beside Dennison). Photographers (right) take pictures of President Gallegos as he addresses the reporters. Behind them is the presidential plane, the Independence. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman arrives at Boca Chica Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida, the location of the "Little White House" for a vacation.

President Harry S. Truman's airplane, the Independence, flies over flood-ravaged Sioux City, Iowa.

Unidentified military officers stand near an the Presidential airplane, the "Independence." The photo was taken during President Truman's ninth trip to Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman preparing to board a plane at Washington National Airport for his vacation to Florida. Same as 73-3107 but better photo.

From left to right, Independence, Missouri Mayor Roger Sermon, J. Vivian Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross (slightly in the background), Margaret Truman, and President Harry Truman at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas, on President Truman's first trip home after becoming President. All other people are unidentified. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."