Presidents

All hands turn out to welcome Press Secretary Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Wallace Graham, Charles Ross (back to camera), Harry Vaughan (wearing long-sleeved shirt, obscured by Connelly), Matthew Connelly (facing right), unidentified man in striped shirt, Margaret Truman, unidentified man, John Steelman (mostly obscured by Truman), President Harry S. Truman, General Robert Landry, Governor Mon Wallgren, and Admiral Robert Dennison. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first ball at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs.

President Harry S. Truman (center) talks with his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly (left) and his Press Secretary, Charles Ross (right) while on vacation in Key West, Florida. They are standing underneath a palm tree on the grounds of the "Little White House." From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Lyall T. Beggs, (right) Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, highlighting the 49th annual VFW encampment held in St. Louis, Missouri. The other man is unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman presents Charles Ross II, the grandson of the White House Press Secretary, to newsmen. This happened shortly before President Truman's departure from Washington on his Eastern Campaign trip. Partly visible behind Mr. Truman is his Press Secretary, Charles Ross. Others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman meets with several members of the United States Advisory Committee on Education Exchange. Seated in the center is President Harry S. Truman. Standing behind him from left to right are Karl T. Compton, Mark Starr, Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen, Dr. Bennett H. Branscomb, and Martin McGuire. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (center) is presented the Red Feather Oscar for his work in the red feather drives sponsored by the Community Chests of America. The tiny statuette is awarded to volunteers who provide outstanding work at those drives. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman made a one-day campaign trip through Pennsylvania, and made this stop in Scranton. In this photo he shakes the hand of an unnamed coal miner after laying a wreath on the statue of the late John Mitchell, former President of the United Mine Workers Union. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman stands outside the White House with members of the Congress of Industrial Organization's (CIO) Executive Committee shaking their hands in response to their support and promise of financial aid in his election campaign. Standing, from left to right: James B. Carey, Emil Mazey, President Harry S. Truman, Jack Kroll, and Philip Murray. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman presents Charles Ross II, the grandson of the White House Press Secretary, to newsmen. This happened shortly before President Truman's departure from Washington on his Eastern Campaign trip. Others are unidentified.