Presidential yachts

On board the U.S.S. Williamsburg during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Commander Donald J. MacDonald, Commander of the U.S.S. Williamsburg; President Harry S. Truman, and Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to the President. From: Robert Dennison.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's party relaxing on the after deck of his yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg, as the U.S.S. William C. Lawe provides escort in the background, during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: David Stowe, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Press Secretary Chares Ross, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Brigadier General Robert Landry. From: Robert L. Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman watches the USS William C. Lawe come alongside the USS Williamsburg. The President and his party are on the Williamsburg for a cruise and vacation to Key West, Florida. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman's yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg in foreground, a tug and a fire boat beyond, and the U.S.S. Yosemite, destroyer tender in the distance. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Smiling, President Harry S. Truman (center) returns aboard the SS Williamsburg after his swim. The SS Williamsburg is carrying the President on his vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II" From James Foskett.

President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on the flying bridge of the yacht Williamsburg as it comes into Narragansett Bay in Quonset, Rhode Island. Clark Clifford is foreground, back to camera. Press Secretary Charles Ross is fourth from left. Others are unidentified. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II."

Pleasure craft follow the SS Williamsburg, the ship carrying President Harry S. Truman on his vacation cruise to Bermuda, to the Naval Air station at Quonset, Rhode Island. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II."

From left to right in one of the ward rooms on board the yacht Williamsburg, en route to Bermuda, are Captain James Foskett and Clark Clifford, aides to President Harry S. Truman. It appears to be Gen. Harry Vaughan asleep on the couch to the right. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II."

Honorable George E. Allen, Director, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, takes a nap aboard the SS Williamsburg during the President's vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album, "Vacation cruise of the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II."

President Harry S. Truman's longtime friend, Ted Marks, relaxes on the fantail of the yacht Williamsburg, en route to Bermuda. Man in background is unidentified. From the album, "Vacation cruise with the President, Aug.-Sept. 1946, Vol. II."