Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman walking on the snow packed sidewalk in front of his house at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri. He is on the corner of Delaware and Truman. A number of reporters are walking with him, as well as Secret Service agents. This photo was taken between December 23-28, 1949.

President Harry S. Truman walking in the snow-packed streets of Independence, Missouri, December, 1949. A number of reporters are walking with him, as well as Secret Service agents. This photo was taken between December 23-28, 1949.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter Margaret Truman, surrounded by reporters, arrive at the front curb of their 219 N. Delaware home in Independence, Missouri for Christmas vacation. This photo was taken sometime between December 23-28, 1949.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman on the front steps of their home at 219 N. Delaware sometime between December 23-28, 1949.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman on the front steps of their home at 219 N. Delaware sometime between December 23-28, 1949.

President Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, Christmas, 1949. This photo was taken sometime between December 23-28, 1949 outside the President's home at 219 N. Delaware Street.

President Harry S. Truman has a staff meeting with, from left to right, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, John Steelman, Joseph Short, and Irving Perlmeter while on vacation in Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman relaxes on board a boat during a fishing trip. He is on a vacation cruise in Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation Cruise with the President", vol. 3 of 4.

President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman riding in an open car during their vacation in Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman on the way to the beach during a vacation in Key West, Florida, November 30, 1951. From left to right, in front: President Truman, Margaret, and Captain Cecil Adell. In back from left to right: unidentified Secret Service agent, General Harry Vaughan, Stanley Woodward, Commander Horace D. Warden, and Donald Dawson.