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Volleyball Game in Key West

Volleyball game in Key West, Florida. Press Secretary Joseph Short is standing next to the volleyball net (fourth from left). General Harry Vaughan is fourth from the right, on the near side of the volleyball net. Administrative Assistant to the President David Lloyd is on the right, on the far side of the net. All others are unidentified. This photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's eleventh vacation visit to Key West.

White House Staffers at Key West

White House staff members during President Harry S. Truman's vacation at Key West, Florida. From left to right: Special Counsel to the President Clark Clifford; Correspondence Secretary William Hassett; Assistant to the President John Steelman; and Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly on the lawn of the Little White House.

Samuel Gompers Square Dedication

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) speaks at the dedication of Samuel Gompers Square in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (behind Truman, right); Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin (second from right); and Assistant to the President John Steelman (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Equestrian Statues Dedication

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (at podium) speaks during the dedication ceremony at Arlington Memorial Bridge for the equestrian statues given to the United States by Italy. Also pictured, front row: President Harry S. Truman (left); Italian Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi (third from right); and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right). Seated in the second row of chairs on the left are Special Assistant to the President Averell Harriman, General Wallace Graham (partly obscured by post), General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan. All others unidentified.

Press Conference in the Garden of the Little White House

President Truman (seated center, in dark jacket with white collar) give 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: four unidentified men, John Steelman, Roger Tubby, Joseph Feeney, Charles Murphy, William Hassett, Press Secretary Joseph Short, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

Press Conference in the Garden of the Little White House

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.