Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman (in civilian clothes, center) holds an informal inspection of the detachment of Marines that guarded the Little White House while he was on vacation at Key West, Florida. He is accompanied by Major Harold A. Hayes. All other Marines are unidentified.

From left to right, Senator and Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley, Mr. Leslie Biffle and Captain Robert Dennison depart the Boca Chica airfield in an open car on the way to meet President Harry S. Truman at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They are joining President Truman and the rest of his party for a post-election vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (right) is greeted by Captain Cecil Adell upon his arrival at the Boca Chica airfield. President Truman is on his way to the Little White House, Key West, Florida to vacation after winning the election for his second term. In the background is the presidential airplane, the Independence.

As part of a joke played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (background, right, in suit and tie), an African-American marching band led Mr. Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross (partly obscured by trumpeter) into the gates of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They were in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman on vacation. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, with hands on hips) holds a press conference in the garden of The Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing behind the President, from left to right are: Press Secretary Charles Ross (partly obscured by camera flash bulb) Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan, Stuart Symington and Clark Clifford. All other reporters and photographers are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (in large white hat) and other members of his party pass by the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg on the way to the beach to swim. They are in Key West, Florida for a post-election vacation. All others are unidentified.

In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, African-American baton twirlers and a marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross can be seen on the far left, behind the band, wearing a bow tie. On the extreme right, from right to left, are Stanley Woodward, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

From left to right in the foreground, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, President Harry S. Truman and Washington State Governor Monrad Wallgren pose for pictures at The Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. In the background on the left is Special Counsel to the President Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Washington Governor Monrad C. Wallgren, an unidentified man, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman and General Harry H. Vaughan watch departure ceremonies at the airport in Key West, Florida. They are preparing to return to Washington, D.C. after a vacation in Florida with President Harry S. Truman (not pictured). All others are unidentified.

United States Ambassador to Cuba Robert Butler and his wife disembark from the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg. First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and others used the Williamsburg to travel to Havana, Cuba for a day while they were on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. The Butlers called upon Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman while they were in Havana.