Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman waves as he boards his plane to depart Boca Chica, Florida for Washington, D. C. He traveled to Florida for a vacation at the "Little White House" in Key West. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with one of the Marines who guarded the Little White House in Key West, Florida during Mr. Truman's vacation. President Truman reviewed the soldiers before he returned to Washington, D. C. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (back seat, driver's side) and Governor William Hastie (back seat, passenger side) are seated in their automobile at "Drake's Seat," a promontory overlooking Magens Bay, on the island of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Truman visited St. Thomas during a vacation cruise of the area. The driver of the car is unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Judge Roy Harper of the District Court, St. Louis, Missouri (left) joined President Harry S. Truman (right) on vacation in Key West, Florida. Others in the background are unidentified.

William Hassett (left) and General Robert Landry (right) have lunch on the Little White House lawn during their visit to Key West, Florida. They visited Key West as part of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, second from right) holds a press conference during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Among those standing in the background are (from right to left): unidentified, David Bell, David Lloyd, unidentified, David Stowe, General Robert Landry, unidentified, William Hassett, two unidentified men, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

Joseph Feeney (right), President Harry S. Truman's Legislative Assistant, reads the Order of the Day, commissioning David Stowe (left) a "Rear End Son" of the "Animal Husbandry Service." Others present (seated left to right): William Hassett, General Harry Vaughan, David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, and President Harry S. Truman. This event took place during President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.

David Stowe, Administrative Assistant to the President, displays his "Rear End Son" flag during a humorous commissioning ceremony while on President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida. From left: David Stowe, David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, David Lloyd, and Admiral Robert Dennison.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party relax at the beach in Key West, Florida. From left: President Harry S. Truman, Clark Clifford, Donald Dawson, William Hassett (back to camera), Roger Tubby (back to camera), General Harry Vaughan (background, mostly obscured), Joseph Short, and Commander Leo Roberts.

From left to right, Charles E. Wilson, President Harry S. Truman, and Captain Cecil Adell go for a walk in Key West, Florida. Mr. Wilson joined President Truman for part of his vacation in Key West. Others in the background are unidentified.