Presidential trips

Before boarding his plane at the National Airport in Washington, D. C., President Harry S. Truman has a hearty handshake for Colonel Henry Myers (left), his former pilot, and Lieutenant Colonel Francis W. Williams (right) who was at the controls of the Sacred Cow for the first time with the President aboard when the Chief Executive took off for a two-week Caribbean and Florida vacation. Colonel Myers, who went along as far as Key West, has been "breaking in" his successor. Others in the background are unidentified.

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.

Surrounded by a crowd of fans, President Harry S. Truman enjoys the Army-Navy football game at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seated to his left are his wife, Bess Truman, Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Also present is Averell Harriman (seated, left); General Harry Vaughan (behind President Truman, mostly obscured); and General Robert Landry (behind Bess). All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 6.

President Harry S. Truman (center foreground) visited St. Paul, Minnesota to help celebrate "Truman Day." Standing in the first row behind him are General Robert Landry and Admiral Robert Dennison. In the second row are an unidentified man (probably a Secret Service agent), General Harry Vaughan, and General Wallace Graham. Behind Vaughan and Graham are Press Secretary Charles Ross and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

President Harry S. Truman (right) bends to hear a question from the audience while Matthew Connelly stands on the left. Both are on the back of a train as Truman tours the country. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

President Harry S. Truman attends the 1952 Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, PA. Front row, left to right: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman. Second row, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Air Force General Robert Landry, unidentified woman. All others are unidentified. Original caption: 1952 A-N game HST-Margaret Dennisons Landrys Bobbye. The original item is a stereo slide, and this scan is the left side.

President Harry S. Truman after his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska for conferences regarding the Missouri River Flood. Front row, left to right: President Truman; General Curtis LeMay. Second row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan; General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman arrives at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska for conferences regarding the Missouri River Flood. Front row, left to right: President Truman; General Curtis LeMay. Second row, left to right: General Harry Vaughan; General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.