Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman (right) at the Naval Airfield at San Juan, Puerto Rico, with Governor Jesus T. Pinero (left) and Vice Admiral Daniel Barbey (center).

President Harry S. Truman greeted by dignitaries upon is arrival at the Naval Air Statin in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Dr. Francisco Susoni, Speaker of the House of Puerto Rico; Mr. Luis Munoz Marin, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico; President Truman; Jesus T. Pinero, Governor of Puerto Rico; Secretary of the Interior of Julius Krug.

Senior officers at the Naval Base in Key West, Florida, salute President Truman upon his arrival. From left to right: Captain Cecil C. Adell, Captain O. A. Smith, Captain Henry M. Cooper, Captain J. R. Ruhsenberger, Captain M. E. A. Gouin, Captain A. G. W. McFadden, Captain L. R. Daspit, and Captain W. A. Saunders.

President Harry S. Truman exits his plane upon arrival at Boca Chica Naval Airfield in Florida. He is starting on a vacation trip to Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba.

Admiral William D. Leahy (left, back to camera), President Harry S. Truman (center), and Captain Cecil Adell (right, in uniform) get into a car and prepare to leave Boca Chica Airfield for the President's Quarters at the naval base in Key West, Florida. Truman is beginning a vacation trip to Key West, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Press Secretary Charles Ross in convertible enroute to the beach in Key West Florida. This photo is similar to 64-427.

A group of six unidentified men seated on the deck of the USS Williamsburg enjoy an impromptu conversation during President Harry S. Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba and Key West. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Visitors holding a flag reading "Thomas Island" are part of the largest crowd ever assembled at Key West, Florida, out to welcome President Harry S. Truman back for his fifth visit. All are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) shakes hands with a Naval officer after arrival at Boca Chica, Florida for a vacation. He was greeted by Captain Cecil C. Adell (left), USN Commander of the Naval Base, Key West. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Three unidentified men are standing and talking on a beach in an unknown location in either Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Cuba. A fourth man is lying down getting a tan. The photo was taken during the time President Harry S. Truman visited the Caribbean. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.