Presidential vacations

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a race between rowing teams.

This is a photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. This photo shows a race between two rowing teams.

Photo taken during a cruise President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. This is a view of a rowing race in which one team has capsized in the water.

Photo taken during a cruise that President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently in the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team arriving at dock, with crowd standing waiting. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team on a long boat, with sailboats in the background. All are unidentified.

Photo taken during a cruise which President Harry S. Truman took on the presidential yacht Williamsburg, evidently on the Potomac River. Photo shows a rowing team on a long boat, with a seaplane flying overhead. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the presidential airplane, shaking hands with the pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Myers.

President Harry S. Truman at the bottom of the stairs leading to the presidential airplane. He is leaving for a vacation at Key West, Florida. Others in photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman preparing to go up the stairs into the presidential airplane to leave for vacation in Key West, Florida. Gen. Harry Vaughan is at the top of the stairs. Others in photo are unidentified.

While on a cruise to Bermuda, President Harry S. Truman and members of his party relax on the fantail of the yacht Williamsburg. From left to right: President Truman, Captain James Foskett, and Truman's friend Ted Marks.