Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing from left to right: Mr. Phil Regan, Mr. David K. Niles, Mr. Stephen Spingarn, Mr. Stanley Woodward, Mr. Donald S. Dawson, Mr. Matthew J. Connelly, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Mr. William D. Hassett, unidentified, Major General Wallace H. Graham, and Mr. Charles G. Ross. The man writing on his knee next to Mr. Ross is Edwin W. Darby. Identifiable men sitting around President Harry S.

Indoor group photo of President Harry S. Truman and staff at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Sitting, left to right, are John Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and William Hassett. Standing, left to right, are William J. Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham (the President's physician), and Eben Ayers. (Similar to 77-937 and 66-1019) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives.

President Harry S. Truman poses for a group photo with his staff outside the Little White House, Key West, Florida, at the start of his fortnight's vacation. Left to right, seated, are John Steelman, Fred Vinson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and William Hassett. Standing are William Bray, Robert Landry, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham (White House physician), and Eben Ayers. (Same as 77-938) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman poses for a group photo with his staff inside the Little White House, Key West, Florida, at the start of his vacation. Left to right, seated, are John Steelman, Fred Vinson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and William Hassett. Standing are William Bray, Robert Landry, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham (presidential physician), and Eben Ayers. (Same as 66-1019) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman poses for a group photo with his staff outside the Little White House, Key West, Florida, at the start of his fortnight's vacation. Left to right, seated, are: John Steelman, Fred Vinson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy. and William Hassett. Standing are William Bray, Robert Landry, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham (presidential physician), and Eben Ayers. (Same as 67-4047) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives.

President Harry S. Truman poses for a group photo with his staff outside the Little White House, Key West, Florida, at the start of his fortnight's vacation. Left to right, seated, are John Steelman, Fred Vinson, President Harry S. Truman, William Leahy, and William Hassett. Standing are William Bray, Robert Landry, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, Harry Vaughan, Wallace Graham, and Eben Ayers. (Same as 67-4045) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Bess Truman (second from left), Margaret Truman (center, back to camera), William Hassett (right) and unidentified others fish and converse on the Big Wheel, Key West, Florida, during President Harry S. Truman's post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 45 negative)

William Hassett fishes off the Big Wheel with Bess and Margaret Truman (not shown) at Key West, Florida, during President Harry S. Truman's two-week post-election vacation. (See also 98-1329). From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the sun deck of his yacht, the USS Williamsburg, as he watches members of his staff play a volleyball game while on a vacation cruise. On the sun deck, from left to right: Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, President Truman, and George Allen. The man standing in the foreground is unidentified, but is possibly Clark Clifford. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

President Harry S. Truman looks out over the top of his yacht, the USS Williamsburg, during a vacation cruise. From left to right: Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, and President Truman. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."