Reporters and reporting

Press Secretary Charles Ross (left) and William Hillman, roving correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (right) relax during a fishing excursion while on vacation with President Harry S. Truman. From the album "Vacation cruise with the President" Volume 3 of 4.

President Harry S. Truman meets with members of his staff during a trip to Olympia, Washington. From left to right: Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly, Press Secretary Charles Ross, President Truman, and an unidentified reporter.

President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) delivers a press conference, while on a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington. All of the reporters and photographers are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. President Truman is standing in the center, wearing a tie and suit jacket. Standing behind Mr. Truman are, from left to right: three unidentified men; General Wallace Graham; John Steelman; Captain Robert Dennison; William Hassett; General Robert Landry; unidentified man; Eben Ayers; Clark Clifford; unidentified man. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace attended a taping of the NBC television report "Battle Report Washington." Seated is David Brinkley, the host and commentator. Standing, from left to right: Ted Ayers, producer and director; John D. Hickerson, Assistant Secretary of State; Frank Pace; John R. Steelman, the Assistant to the President; and James Webb, Under Secretary of State.

Edward R. Murrow photographed with former president Harry S. Truman at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind the President are, from left to right: unidentified man; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Stanley Woodward; John R. Steelman; Admiral William Leahy; William Hassett; William Bray; General Robert Landry; General Wallace Graham; and Eben Ayers. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, holding cane), turns the tables and interviews the press upon his arrival at Boca Chica Airport for a vacation in Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind the President are his advisors (from left to right): Stanley Woodward (partly hidden behind tree), John R. Steelman, Admiral William Leahy, William Bray, General Robert Landry, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers, Charles Ross and Admiral Robert Dennison.

President Harry S. Truman (standing center in white suit) holds a press conference in the North Garden at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are some of his advisors (from left to right): two unidentified men; John R. Steelman, Rear Admiral Robert Dennison; William Hassett; Eben Ayers; General Robert Landry (partly obscured); Clark Clifford (mostly obscured); Admiral William Leahy; unidentified man (in background); Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.