Dawson, Donald S., 1908-2005
Members of Truman staff in Key West
Picnic lunch in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Stephen Spingarn, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Margaret Truman (holding a camera).
President and Mrs. Clinton at the Truman Library
President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, with Donald Dawson, are shown touring the Harry S. Truman Library. The Clinton's were in Independence to promote the Health Care Plan of 1994. This photo includes an original negative. From: George Curtis, Assistant Director of the Harry S. Truman Library
Portrait of Donald S. Dawson
Portrait of Donald S. Dawson, Administrative Assistant to the President.
Truman and party at Key West
President Harry S. Truman and the rest of his vacation party at Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Joseph G. Feeney, Charles Murphy, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Truman, John R. Steelman, William D. Hassett, Roger Tubby. Back row, left to right: David E. Bell, Donald S. Dawson, Robert Dennison, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David D. Lloyd. Original photo is oversized, in color, and signed by all men.
Conference of White House staff
Conference of White House staff. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Matthew J. Connelly, William Hopkins, Charles S. Murphy, John R. Steelman, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Harry Vaughan, and Joseph Short. Similar to photograph on page 15 of the book "Mr. President"
President Truman and Margaret walking
President Harry S. Truman and Margaret Truman on the way to the beach during a vacation in Key West, Florida, November 30, 1951. From left to right, in front: President Truman, Margaret, and Captain Cecil Adell. In back from left to right: unidentified Secret Service agent, General Harry Vaughan, Stanley Woodward, Commander Horace D. Warden, and Donald Dawson.
Donald Dawson on an Airplane
Donald Dawson talks on the telephone while on an airplane. Others in the photo are unidentified.
The Dawsons in Hawaii with Others
From left to right, an unidentified man, Jerry Griffin, Donald S. Dawson, Ilona Massey (Mrs. Donald Dawson), Johnnie Griffin, and an unidentified man stand together at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.