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

President Harry S. Truman's staff at work in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: unidentified photographer, Administrative Assistant David Stowe, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, unidentified courier, and Assistant to the President John Steelman.

From left to right: Captain Taylor, Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, unidentified Navy officer (partly obscured), Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William D. Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke, Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan, and two unidentified men. They are aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

Standing in front of airplanes, from left to right: Captain Taylor, unidentified, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Wallace Graham, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, William Hassett, President Harry S. Truman, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke (partly obscured), John Steelman, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, and unidentified. They are aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt, during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

President Harry S. Truman and select members of his staff sitting on Truman Beach while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing in the background, nearest the group, is George Elsey. Seated in the foreground are, from left to right: President Truman (wearing white hat, towel around his neck), General Harry Vaughan (laying back in chair), Correspondence Secretary William Hassett (in sunglasses), Admiral William Leahy, Sidney Souers, Admiral Robert Dennison, and John Steelman. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, David Niles, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, and William Hassett at Truman Beach while on vacation in Key West, Florida, with President Harry S. Truman.

Dr. Emerson dresses a bruise on John Steelman's leg while on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. Standing in the background behind the bench are, from left to right: William Hassett, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and General Harry Vaughan. Seated on the right is President Truman (foreground, back to camera). All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West.

Special Assistant to the President John Steelman sits after having his bruised leg seen by Dr. Emerson while on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. Standing behind Mr. Steelman are Press Secretary Charles Ross (left) and Correspondence Secretary William Hassett (right). From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West.

President Harry S. Truman sits on the ground nearby as Dr. Emerson patches up John Steelman's (seated on bench) bruised leg in the background while on a vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Standing behind the bench are Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West.

Mr. William Hassett catches a prize-winning grouper while fishing on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. From the album The President's Vacation Trip to Key West.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's party relaxing on the after deck of his yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg, as the U.S.S. William C. Lawe provides escort in the background, during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: David Stowe, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Press Secretary Chares Ross, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, Major General Harry Vaughan (wearing plaid shirt), and Brigadier General Robert Landry.