White House staff

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the "Little White House," his vacation quarters at Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are various members of his staff, including William Hassett (third from left), Colonel Robert Landry (fourth from left), Eben Ayers (sixth from left, behind Truman), Clark Clifford (behind Truman, partly obscured), Admiral William Leahy (eighth from left), and Major General Harry Vaughan (ninth from left, wearing t-shirt). All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Matthew Connelly receives a report from the General Motors fact finding panel, tasked with resolving the dispute between the company and the United Auto Workers. From left to right, Milton Eisenhower, Lloyd Garrison, and Matthew Connelly, Appointment Secretary to President Harry S. Truman. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 2.

William Hassett (left) and General Robert Landry (right) have lunch on the Little White House lawn during their visit to Key West, Florida. They visited Key West as part of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, second from right) holds a press conference during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Among those standing in the background are (from right to left): unidentified, David Bell, David Lloyd, unidentified, David Stowe, General Robert Landry, unidentified, William Hassett, two unidentified men, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

Joseph Feeney (right), President Harry S. Truman's Legislative Assistant, reads the Order of the Day, commissioning David Stowe (left) a "Rear End Son" of the "Animal Husbandry Service." Others present (seated left to right): William Hassett, General Harry Vaughan, David Bell, Admiral William Leahy, and President Harry S. Truman. This event took place during President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party relax at the beach in Key West, Florida. From left: President Harry S. Truman, Clark Clifford, Donald Dawson, William Hassett (back to camera), Roger Tubby (back to camera), General Harry Vaughan (background, mostly obscured), Joseph Short, and Commander Leo Roberts.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party relax at "Truman Beach" in Key West, Florida. All are unidentified.

Admiral William Leahy (left) and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary (right), joined President Harry S. Truman on vacation in Key West, Florida.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party eat lunch on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, William Hassett, Irving Perlmeter, and James V. Fitzgerald.

From left: Press Secretary Joseph Short, David Noyes, (standing) Dallas Halverstadt, and General Robert Landry in Key West, Florida. They joined their boss, President Harry S. Truman, on vacation in Key West. Others in the background are unidentified.