Presidential residences

This is a photo of the exterior of the White House, showing the balcony on the South Portico. President Harry S. Truman oversaw the addition of the balcony to the White House, at a cost of $15,000. This is also referred to as the "Truman Balcony."

Members of President Harry S. Truman's staff are having picnic lunch on the lawn of the Little White House, President Truman's vacation retreat at the naval base in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Matthew Connelly, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Harry Vaughan. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) poses for a picture with members of his staff while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The picture is taken on the naval base where the President stayed while on vacation. Seated, left to right: Joseph Feeney, Charles S. Murphy, Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, and Roger Tubby. Standing, left to right: David Bell, Donald Dawson, Admiral Robert Dennison, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David Lloyd. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff take part in a humorous commissioning ceremony while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing is David Stowe. Seated around the room, from left to right are: David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, Roger Tubby, and Admiral Robert Dennison. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman and members of his party have lunch outside in the yard of his vacation home on the naval base. From lower right around the circle: unidentified naval steward, David Stowe, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, Roger Tubby, Admiral Robert Dennison, David Bell, unidentified naval steward (standing), Joseph Feeney, Charles Murphy, unidentified, and President Truman. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman (center) sits with his wife Bess Truman (left) and daughter Margaret Truman (right) on the lawn of the Little White House during vacation in Key West, Florida. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4. See also image 64-425.

President Harry S. Truman is sitting in a chair on the lawn of the Little White House at the Naval Submarine Base in Key West Florida. One of the books sitting beside his chair is the "Lincoln Reader" by Carl Sandburg. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

A picnic lunch is served to President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff on the lawn at the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The President sits in the back of the circle in the center of the picture, to his left is Bess Truman. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman poses for photographers with his luncheon guests while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the front row from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, and Senator Claude Pepper. Standing in the back row from left to right are Mr. Fitzpatrick, Governor Fuller Warren, Representative George Smathers, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Hicks.

President Harry S. Truman and members of staff gather to pose for a picture while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The party is shown on the lawn at Truman's vacation residence, the Little White House, on the naval base. Front row is Miss Margaret Truman. Seated in the second row from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, First Lady Bess Truman, President Truman, John Steelman, and William Hassett. Standing in the back row from left to right: Colonel Cornelius J. Mara, General Harry Vaughan, Matt Connelly, Stanley Woodward, and Admiral Robert Dennison.