Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman (right), seated at his desk at the Little White House in Key West, Florida, dictates a letter to Yeoman Second Class Emil Kesselman of the United States Navy Reserves. President Truman is in Key West for a vacation.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party relax on Truman Beach at Key West, Florida. Among those that can be identified are Eddie Jacobson (seated in shirt and slacks, left); John Steelman (standing, fourth from left, near post); Admiral Robert Dennison (standing, fifth from left, in dark sunglasses); Stanley Woodward (standing on opposite side of wall, in striped swim trunks); General Harry Vaughan (seated in from of Woodward, holding papers); and David Lloyd (seated, right). All others are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party are aboard the "Big Wheel," transferring from the USS Sarsfield to tour Fort Jefferson, FL. From left to right: Admiral William Leahy, General Wallace Graham, William Hassett, General Robert Landry, James Rowley, LCdr. Leo Roberts. President Truman is in the rear, in the white hat.

President Harry S. Truman and his vacation party visit Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas, Florida. President Truman is leading the group (wearing white hat), all others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman attends a picnic at Fort Jefferson. He visited Fort Jefferson during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Far left: Press Secretary Joseph Short, unidentified (mostly obscured by tree), Administrative Assistant David Stowe, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, and Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts. Others are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party are seated in the front lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida for a picnic lunch.

President Harry S. Truman sits looking over the grounds at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas, Florida. From left to right, Captain Cecil Adell, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, William Hassett, Joseph Short, and Admiral William Leahy. They are visiting Fort Jefferson during President Truman's vacation to Key West.

President Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman board the airplane Constellation at Boca Chica, Florida, for return to Washington, D.C. They are returning to Washington after a vacation in Key West. Others in the background are unidentified.

General Robert Landry holds up a fish he caught while on vacation in Key West, Florida with President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center) and six unidentified members of the "One More Club," the White House Photographers, pose on the lawn at the Little White House in Key West, Florida, during President Truman's vacation visit.