Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976

President Harry S. Truman throws the first ball at the 1951 opening game of the baseball season at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. In the first row are, from left to right: Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs. Barkley), Special Assistant Averell Harriman (behind Mr.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, fourth from right) holds a baseball presumably given to him by Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Baseball Club (front row, standing, third from right). Two unidentified baseball players are also present. Seated in the stands, front row, left to right are: General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder, and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. Seated behind them are, left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center), Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (left), and Margaret Truman (right) greet the crowds on the back of a campaign train as stopped in Clinton, Massachusetts. President Truman stopped in Clinton to campaign for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman for President. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

Matthew Connelly, President Harry S. Truman's Appointment Secretary, reaches down into the crowd to shake hands with people from the back of the campaign train in Clinton, Massachusetts. He accompanied President Truman during his campaign stops for Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's staff are having picnic lunch on the lawn of the Little White House, President Truman's vacation retreat at the naval base in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Matthew Connelly, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Harry Vaughan. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, center) poses for a picture with members of his staff while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The picture is taken on the naval base where the President stayed while on vacation. Seated, left to right: Joseph Feeney, Charles S. Murphy, Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, and Roger Tubby. Standing, left to right: David Bell, Donald Dawson, Admiral Robert Dennison, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David Lloyd. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

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. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman's staff has lunch outside in the yard of the President's vacation home on the naval base. Seated around the circle (starting from far side): Charles Murphy, Joseph Feeney (partly obscured), David Bell, Admiral Robert Dennison, Roger Tubby, Matthew Connelly, Joseph Short (mostly obscured), David Stowe, General Robert Landry, William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President 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.

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman and members of his party have lunch outside in the yard of his vacation home on the naval base. From lower right around the circle: unidentified naval steward, David Stowe, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, Roger Tubby, Admiral Robert Dennison, David Bell, unidentified naval steward (standing), Joseph Feeney, Charles Murphy, unidentified, and President Truman. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.