Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman (back to camera) at Washington National Airport, upon his return from a vacation in Key West, Florida. Facing him are, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, Legislative Assistant Joseph Feeney (in hat), and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (far right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman disembarking plane upon his return from a vacation in Key West, Florida. At the top of the stairs are General Harry Vaughan (left) and General Robert Landry (right).

President Harry S. Truman preparing to board an airplane at Washington National Airport for his vacation trip to Florida. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (right) and Margaret Truman (center) at Washington National Airport preparing to leave for a vacation in Key West, Florida. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. prior to departure for a vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right are Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Truman, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman.

From left to right, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William D. Leahy, and William D. Hassett at Fort Jefferson National Monument. President Truman visited Fort Jefferson during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and members of the President's party assemble for a photo taken on the lawn outside the presidential compound at Key West, Florida. The photo is autographed by all parties. Left to right, sitting, are: John R. Steelman, Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, and William D. Hassett. Standing, left to right, are: Stephen J. Spingarn, General Robert B. Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles G. Ross, General Harry Vaughan , General Wallace H. Graham, and David K. Niles.

First Lady Bess W. Truman and Margaret Truman are at the airport, awaiting the return of President Harry S. Truman to Washington, D. C., from his Florida vacation. From left to right: Katherine (Mrs. George C.) Marshall, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Secretary of State George Marshall, and Margaret Truman. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman poses with his wife, Bess (right) and daughter Margaret (left) at the airport upon his return to Washington, D. C. from his vacation in Florida.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with White House doorkeeper William Simmons as he descends the airplane stairs upon his return to Washington, D. C. from his Florida vacation.