Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976

Matthew Connelly, Appointment Secretary for President Harry S. Truman (left), handing President Truman some documents.

President Harry S. Truman leaves for a cruise with some of his friends and staff. From left to right: Ted Marks, President Harry S. Truman, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, and Charlie Ross.

Presidential Secretary Matthew Connelly receives a fifty pound cherry pie for President Harry S. Truman. The pie was presented by Adah Allen as a gift from a cherry grower's association.

Group photograph of President Harry S. Truman and his staff while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Richard Neustadt, Cornelius Mara, Joseph Feeney, Philleo Nash, Irving Perlmeter. Center row, left to right: John Steelman, Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, Averell Harriman, Charles Murphy. Back row, left to right: Robert Landry, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Matthew Connelly, William Hassett, Joseph Short, Harry Vaughan, and Wallace Graham.

Original caption: "Mr. Connelly goes into the tank." Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly participates in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. Others are unidentified. Fromm the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."

Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly undergoes royal surgery. He is participating in a ceremony upon crossing the equator, in the USS Missouri during President Harry S. Truman's return from Brazil. From the album "President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro."

Original caption: "Members of the President's party assemble." Left to right: unidentified man, Appointments Secretary Matthew Connelly, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, Captain Robert Dennison, and Presidential Aide John Steelman participate in a crossing the equator ceremony on the USS Missouri. They are returning from a trip to Brazil. From the album, President Truman's Trip to Rio de Janeiro.

Portrait of Matthew J. Connelly, Secretary to the President. Original photograph oversized.

Photo of Matthew Connelly's office at the White House, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House prior to the 1949 renovation.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff attending a baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. From left to right are: Vice President Alben Barkley; Chief Justice Fred Vinson; Major General Harry Vaughan (behind Vinson); Major General Robert Landry (behind Truman); President Truman; Matthew Connelly (behind Truman and Griffith); Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators; Admiral William D. Leahy; Bucky Harris, manager of Senators; Lou Boudreau, manager of the Red Sox.