Presidential vacations

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, right) stops to talk to a young admirer while on vacation at The Little White House in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center foreground) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Reporters and photographers who are gathered in front of him are unidentified. Standing behind Truman are, from left to right: Captain Robert Dennison; Washington State Governor Mon Wallgren; Admiral William Leahy; General Harry Vaughan; Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington; and Special Counsel Clark Clifford.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photographers and reporters gathered around are all unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photographers and reporters gathered around are all unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, in light shirt and pants) joins in the fun of the mock reception held for the arrival of Press Secretary Charles Ross (right) and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (far right in profile) at Key West, Florida. Also present are (from left to right) State Department Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Administrative Assistant David Niles, Assistant to the President John Steelman, and Governor of Washington Mon Wallgren. All others are unidentified. Truman and his staff and advisors were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter, Margaret Truman pose for pictures in the southwest garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground, left) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Photographers and reporters gathered around are all unidentified. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right, are: General Harry Vaughan; Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington (mostly obscured); and Special Counsel Clark Clifford.

The ship Big Wheel docked at the Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. First Lady Bess W. Truman and Margaret Truman (not pictured) took the Big Wheel out for a fishing excursion off the coast of Florida while they were on a post-election vacation with President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center) joins in the fun of the mock reception for Press Secretary Charles Ross and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly upon their arrival in Key West, Florida. From left to right, Jonathan Daniels, Charles Ross, Matthew Connelly (partially obscured), and President Harry S. Truman. Others are unidentified. President Truman and his advisors and staff were in Key West for a post-election vacation.

Miss Margaret Truman (foreground, left) poses for photographs after President Harry S. Truman's press conference in the north garden of The Little White House. She joined her father in Key West, Florida, for a post-election vacation. Photographers in the foreground and reporters in the background are unidentified. Standing behind Margaret is Special Counsel to the President Clark Clifford.