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

President Harry S. Truman poses with several of the guests who attended his farewell reception aboard the USS Williamsburg, following a trip to Bermuda. From left to right: Press Secretary Charles G. Ross, General Harry H. Vaughan, Ted Marks, Clark Clifford, President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Reconstruction Finance Corporation President George Allen, Colonel Wallace Graham, and Captain James H. Foskett. From the album "Vacation cruise with the President" Volume 3 of 4.

Clark Clifford Announces the Weight of the Fish

Clark Clifford (left) announces the weight of the fish he caught while on a fishing expedition during a vacation in Bermuda with President Harry S. Truman. Also present is President Truman's friend Ted Marks (behind Clifford, mostly obscured). They are on board President Truman's yacht, the USS Williamsburg. Others are unidentified. From the album "Vacation cruise with the President" Volume 3 of 4.

President Harry S. Truman Enjoys the Sun Deck of the USS Williamsburg with Others

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the sun deck of his yacht, the USS Williamsburg, as he watches members of his staff play a volleyball game while on a vacation cruise. On the sun deck, from left to right: Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, President Truman, and George Allen. The man standing in the foreground is unidentified, but is possibly Clark Clifford. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

Clark Clifford and Others Playing Volleyball on Board the USS Williamsburg

Clark Clifford questions a call while playing volleyball on board President Harry S. Truman's yacht, the USS Williamsburg. Clifford and others joined President Truman on the yacht for a vacation cruise. From left to right: unidentified (close foreground, back to camera), Clark Clifford, Ted Marks, and Major General Harry Vaughan. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

General Harry Vaughan Waits to Receive a Ring

General Harry Vaughan waits to receive a rope ring during an improvised game of volleyball on board President Harry S. Truman's yacht USS Williamsburg. He and the others on board joined President Truman for a vacation cruise. From left to right: Clark Clifford, Ted Marks, John Steelman (seated along wall), unidentified, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (standing along wall), and Major General Harry Vaughan. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."