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Truman Walking to the Beach in Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman walking to the beach during his vacation at Key West, Florida, with Economic Stabilization Administrator Eric A. Johnston (left), Chairman W. Stuart Symington of the National Security Resources Board (right), and other members of his entourage. Also present is General Harry Vaughan (behind Johnston, mostly obscured), Press Secretary Joseph Short (behind Truman, wearing sunglasses, mostly obscured), Administrative Assistant David Stowe (behind Truman, right), and Correspondence Secretary William Hassett (behind Stowe, mostly obscured). All others are unidentified.

Truman Riding to the Little White House, Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party on their way to the Little White House in Key West, Florida. In the back seat, from left to right: President Truman, Administrative Assistant David Stowe, and Economic Stabilization Administrator Eric Johnston. In the front seat, from left to right: Special Counsel to the President Charles Murphy, Assistant to the President John Steelman, and Secret Service Agent D. B. Flohr. Unidentified officer on motorcycle.

Truman Attends Luncheon in Department of Interior

President Harry S. Truman (back of table, fourth from right) and members of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the House Public Lands Committee, and the Senate Committee on Public Works attend a luncheon in the dining room of the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (back of table, fifth from right); Senator Joseph O'Mahoney (back of table, third from right); Senator Zales Ecton (back of table, second from right); Congressman John R. Murdock (back of table, standing); and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (back of table, left).