Presidential vacations

All hands turn out to welcome Press Secretary Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Wallace Graham, Charles Ross (back to camera), Harry Vaughan (wearing long-sleeved shirt, obscured by Connelly), Matthew Connelly (facing right), unidentified man in striped shirt, Margaret Truman, unidentified man, John Steelman (mostly obscured by Truman), President Harry S. Truman, General Robert Landry, Governor Mon Wallgren, and Admiral Robert Dennison.

From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman are greeted by Captain Cecil Adell as they step off the plane at the Boca Chica airport in Florida. The President and family will continue on to Key West to begin their vacation. Visible in the background, second from the right, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) is standing outside in swimming trunks with General Harry H. Vaughan (right) near the beach in Key West, Florida. General Vaughan is holding up a pair of swimming trunks. General Vaughan joined President Truman and other members of Mr. Truman's staff on vacation in Key West.

President Harry S. Truman poses for photographers while outside his vacation residence on the naval base at Key West, Florida.

Margaret Truman (left) and President Harry S. Truman (second from left) pose for photographers as they board the United States Air Force Constellation, "Dew Drop" for their return to Washington, D.C. ending the President's four week vacation at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Alongside the plane is President Truman's valet, Arthur S. Prettyman (second from right). All others are unidentified.

Unidentified reporters and photographers attend a press conference held in garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, during President Harry S. Truman's ninth vacation visit. Standing in the background are Administrative Assistant to the President David Niles (far left, behind photographer), and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (seventh from left).

President Harry S. Truman is getting his food from the buffet line for his picnic lunch with his family and guests while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Pictured from left to right are: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and President Harry S. Truman. Standing in the background, visible between the two stewards on the left is John Steelman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman reading outside while on vacation in Key West, Florida. One of the books sitting beside his chair is the "Lincoln Reader" by Carl Sandburg.

President Harry S. Truman pins a star button to General Robert Landry's shoulder. This was his second star as General. He received the pin during President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman and other White House staff members congratulate General Robert Landry upon his promotion. This picture was taken while Truman was on vacation in Key West, Florida outside his residence on the naval base. Front row, left to right: Colonel Francis Williams, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Admiral Robert Dennison, and Sidney Souers.