White House staff

Funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery for former U.S. Army Private Leslie Coffelt, who at the time of death was a White House Police Force guard who was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950.

President Harry S. Truman (center, right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (center, left) attend the funeral services for White House Police Force guard and former U.S. Army draftee Leslie Coffelt at Arlington National Cemetery. Coffelt was killed while protecting President Harry S. Truman from an assassination attempt at Blair House on November 1, 1950. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman poses for a photograph with members of his staff and others on his birthday. Seated, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, and Commodore James Vardaman. Standing, left to right: unidentified. J. Leonard Reinsch, unidentified, John Snyder, Stephen Early, three unidentified men, Matthew Connelly, unidentified man, William Simmons, Edward McKim.

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with Williams Simmons (left) during his birthday party at the White House. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman's arrival in Washington, D.C. from his campaign trip. Left to right: Two unidentified men, Mrs. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman on the rear of the train. They are at Union Station, Washington, D. C.

In the log of President Truman's 10th Visit to Key West, Florida, it states that Jack Romagna, White House Staff, was admitted to the Naval Hospital. It also stated he had appendicitis. This photo was taken November 18th, 1951. There is no mention of the staff member attending the patient, presumed to be Mr. Romagna. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives, 4 X 5 negatives.

The President, Harry S. Truman, has ended his press conference. George M. Elsey, Administrative Assistant to the President, (left) stands near Lt. Cdr. Leo W. Roberts USN (SC) Commissary and Stores Officer on the USS Williamsburg (ACC-369). It is the President's 10th trip to Key West. President Truman is not in the photo. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives, 4 X 5 negatives.

President Harry S. Truman with William D. Hassett. Mr. Hassett is at left. President Truman will make a brief statement before entertaining questions from the press. The President is in Key West, Florida. From: The Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg, President Harry S. Truman signs a veto to Congress's Tax Reduction Bill. Looking on are Charles Ross, Presidential Press Secretary (left) and William J. Hopkins, Executive Clerk of the White House (right). From: Houston Post.

President Harry S. Truman and other White House staff members congratulate General Robert Landry upon his promotion. This picture was taken while Truman was on vacation in Key West, Florida outside his residence on the naval base. Front row, left to right: Colonel Francis Williams, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Admiral Robert Dennison, and Sidney Souers.