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Aboard the Presidential Yacht Williamsburg

President Harry S. Truman and others aboard the US Navy yacht USS Williamsburg, probably on different occasions circa 1946. Joining the president aboard the ship include Matthew Connelly, Clark Clifford, Charles Ross, Admiral Robert Dennison, Admiral William Leahy, and John Steelman.  First Lady Bess Truman and Margaret Truman, and likely extended family or friends are also aboard. Footage also shows the USS Franklin D.

President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill at Anglo-American Meeting

Meeting between American and British government officials in Washington, D.C. Seated (L to R): Sir Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister; Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State; John W. Snyder, U.S. Secretary of Treasury; Robert A. Lovett, U.S. Secretary of Defense. Standing (L to R): Walter S. Gifford, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain; General Omar N. Bradley; Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lord Frederick Cherwell; Lord Hastings L. Ismay; W. Averell Harriman.

President Harry S. Truman and His Party Aboard the USS Williamsburg

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party are seated on the fantail of the presidential yacht, the USS Williamsburg. From left to right: David Stowe, John R. Steelman, Charles Murphy, President Truman, Admiral Dennison, Charles Ross, Captain Donald J. MacDonald, General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan (in plaid shirt). Original oversize photograph is located in oversize file.

Truman, Churchill, and others aboard the U. S. S. Williamsburg

Aboard the U. S. S. Williamsburg, from left to right, seated: Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill, President Harry S. Truman, Dean Acheson, John W. Snyder, and Robert Lovett. Standing, left to right: Walter Gifford, Omar N. Bradley, Sir Oliver Franks, Lord Cherwell, Lord Hastings L. Ismay, and W. Averell Harriman. They are on board the presidential yacht for a conference.

President Harry S. Truman and staff on board the U.S.S. Williamsburg

Left to right: Charles Ross, Press Secretary; Harry Vaughan, Military Aid to the President; Ted Marks; Clark Clifford, White House Counsel; President Harry S. Truman; John Snyder, Secretary of Treasury; George Allen, Director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation; Wallace Graham, White House Physician; and Naval Aide James Foskett, on board the U.S.S. Williamsburg. This photo was taken while President Truman took a vacation cruise to Bermuda. Same as 96-31.