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General Vaughan dons a cap

President Truman's Military Aide, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, United States Army, dons the Naval aide's cap as a joke as he stands on the SS Williamsburg during President Harry S. Truman's vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Vol. 1 of 4."

The President sun bathing

(From Left to Right) President Harry S. Truman, his friend Theodore Marks, and Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder sun bathe on the flying bridge of the SS Williamsburg during the President's vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Vol. 1 of 4" From James Foskett.

The President chats with friends

(From the left side of the circle to the right)Unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder; Mr. Theodore "Ted" Marks; President Harry S. Truman; Major General Harry R. Vaughan, U.S.A., the President's Military Aide; Charles G. Ross, the President's Press Secretary; Clark M. Clifford, the President's Special Counsel (party obscured by Mr. Ross); and Honorable George E. Allen, Director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, sit and have a chat on the fantail of the SS Williamsburg, the ship carrying the President to Bermuda.

Ready to sail

President Harry S. Truman stands at the rail of the SS Williamsburg, ready to set sail on his vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation Cruise with the President, Vol. 1 of 4."