Reporters and reporting

President Harry S. Truman (seated center, in dark shirt with white collar) gives press a conference in the north garden of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. This press conference took place during President Truman's ninth vacation visit to Key West. Standing behind President Truman are select members of his staff that joined him on vacation. From left to right: two unidentified men, Roger Tubby, unidentified man, John Steelman, Charles Murphy, Joseph Feeney, William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Joseph Short, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Robert Landry.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, foreground, left) holds press conference while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, and Clark Clifford. Also present is Margaret Truman (right, leaning on the back of a chair occupied by a reporter). All other reporters, photographers, and journalists are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman sits in front of a fireplace during a press conference held while he was on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing beside President Truman is Press Secretary Joseph Short. The reporters and journalists seated around the room are unidentified.

Reporters sit in a large group at tables while listening to President Harry S. Truman give a speech at the University of California during his western trip. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with African American reporters who traveled with him on his trip through the Caribbean after their arrival at Boca Chica Airport in Key West, Florida. From left to right; Llewellyn A. Coles, P. Bernard Young, Jr., Lemuel Graves, and President Truman.

Democratic National Chairman J. Howard McGrath (center) announces to White House reporters that President Harry S. Truman authorized Mr. McGrath to say that he will definitely be a candidate for re-election on the Democratic ticket. Standing with Mr. McGrath on the right is the Executive Director of the Democratic Committee, Gael Sullivan. All others are unidentified.

Margaret Truman (left) speaks with a group of women reporters before her first concert before her father, President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at the table) holds a press conference while on vacation in Key West, Florida on the Naval Submarine Base to discuss how the Presidential election is having a negative effect on the settlement of foreign and domestic affairs. Standing behind President Truman is, from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, General Wallace Graham, John Steelman, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, and Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) talks with reporters in Key West, Florida before he leaves for Puerto Rico as part of his vacation trip.