Presidential vacations

In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, an African-American marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross is near the center, wearing a bow tie. Mr. Connelly is walking beside him. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the right) meets with a group of Shriners and receives an honorary life membership in the Mahi Temple of Miami. Truman received this while he vacationed in Key West, Florida. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

President Harry S. Truman (center) sits with his wife Bess Truman (left) and daughter Margaret Truman (right) on the lawn of the Little White House during vacation in Key West, Florida. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4. See also image 64-425.

President Harry S. Truman is sitting in a chair on the lawn of the Little White House at the Naval Submarine Base in Key West Florida. One of the books sitting beside his chair is the "Lincoln Reader" by Carl Sandburg. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

A picnic lunch is served to President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff on the lawn at the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The President sits in the back of the circle in the center of the picture, to his left is Bess Truman. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, African-American baton twirlers from the Douglas School and a marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross can be seen on the far left, behind the band, wearing a bow tie. On the extreme right, from right to left, are Stanley Woodward, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) receives a certificate from members of the Grand Lodge of the Free Ancient and Accepted Masons of Florida. The certificate is a resolution from the group, making President Truman an honorary life member and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. President Truman received this honor while on vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

President Harry S. Truman poses for photographers with his luncheon guests while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the front row from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, and Senator Claude Pepper. Standing in the back row from left to right are Mr. Fitzpatrick, Governor Fuller Warren, Representative George Smathers, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Hicks.

President Harry S. Truman and members of staff gather to pose for a picture while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The party is shown on the lawn at Truman's vacation residence, the Little White House, on the naval base. Front row is Miss Margaret Truman. Seated in the second row from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, First Lady Bess Truman, President Truman, John Steelman, and William Hassett. Standing in the back row from left to right: Colonel Cornelius J. Mara, General Harry Vaughan, Matt Connelly, Stanley Woodward, and Admiral Robert Dennison.

This is a view of the exterior of the Little White House on the Naval Submarine Base in Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman spent several vacations on the base. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.