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Dawson, Donald S., 1908-2005

President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly at Key West

All hands turn out to welcome Press Secretary Charles Ross and Matthew Connelly to Key West, Florida. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Wallace Graham, Charles Ross (back to camera), Harry Vaughan (wearing long-sleeved shirt, obscured by Connelly), Matthew Connelly (facing right), unidentified man in striped shirt, Margaret Truman, unidentified man, John Steelman (mostly obscured by Truman), President Harry S. Truman, General Robert Landry, Governor Mon Wallgren, and Admiral Robert Dennison. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman After Sunday Services in Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman (center, with cane) leaves the Chapel after attending Sunday morning services during his vacation trip in Key West, Florida. Among those in the background are David Lloyd, Donald Dawson, and David Stowe (standing on steps, third, fourth, and fifth from the left), and Press Secretary Joseph Short (standing on steps, third from the right). All others are unidentified.

The Presidential Party, Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff and vacation party pose for a photograph on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row (left to right), William Hassett, Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second row (left to right), Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, General Wallace Graham, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels.

Group photo of President Truman and his Staff at the Little White House, Key West

Color group photo of President Harry S. Truman and staff in the garden of the Little White House, Key West, Florida, taken during the President's post-election vacation. Left to right, front row, are William Hassett, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, and John Steelman. Standing are Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, Colonel Robert B. Landry, Major General Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Brig. General Wallace Graham, Captain Robert Dennison, William Bray, and Jonathan W. Daniels. (Same as 65-2383.

Color photo of President Truman and Staff at Key West, Florida

Color photograph of President Harry S. Truman and staff, taken on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front Row (left to right): William Hassett, Vice President Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second (left to right) Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, Robert Landry, Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Dr. Wallace Graham, Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels. (See 64-439 and 74-430; same as 65-2383; autographed - see 77-3284 and 74-202).

President Harry S. Truman and his Staff at Key West

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff and vacation party pose for a photograph on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row (left to right), William Hassett, Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second row (left to right), Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, Robert Landry, Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Wallace Graham, Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels. (See 64-439 and 74-430.

Charles S. Murphy and Friends

Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy is standing in the center. On the left is labor leader Joseph D. Keenan and on the right is Donald S. Dawson, Washington, D.C. lawyer and one time Truman aide. All three men have name tags on and appear to be attending an unidentified event at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

White House Staff Members Eat Lunch in Key West, Florida

Margaret Truman and members of the presidential staff enjoy a Sunday picnic lunch in the north garden of the Little White House, Key West, Florida as part of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party. From left to right: Donald Dawson, Stephen Spingarn, Charles Ross, William Hassett, and Margaret Truman. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

President Harry S. Truman Holds a Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman (center) hosted newspaper and radio correspondents and photographers at a picnic in the north garden of the Little White House. Following the picnic the President held a press conference. Standing behind the President, from left to right: two unidentified men, David Niles (wearing glasses), Stephen Spingarn, Stanley Woodward, Donald Dawson, Matthew Connelly (smoking cigarette), General Harry Vaughan (with mustache), Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, unidentified man, General Wallace Graham, and Charles Ross. All others are unidentified.