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Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

James F. Byrnes and King George VI Shake Hands

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (foreground, second from left) and King George VI (center, right) shake hands during the King visit aboard the USS Augusta. Also present are Admiral William D. Leahy (left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left, mostly obscured by King George VI), Captain James Foskett (right), and Captain James K. Vardaman (just behind Captain Foskett). All others are unidentified. King George VI visited the Augusta before it left to return to the United States from the Potsdam Conference.

President Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State Football Game

President Harry S. Truman watches the football game between the United States Naval Academy and Pennsylvania State University during his visit to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Front row (from left to right): Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President. Second row (from left to right): Edwin Locke; Brigadier General Wallace Graham; Ralph D.

President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Prime Minister Joseph Stalin at Opening of Potsdam Conference

Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (second from left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right), and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (right) and their interpreters engage in an informal conversation, prior to the opening of the Potsdam Conference. Admiral William D. Leahy (behind Truman on the left) and Clement Attlee (between Truman and Churchill) are in the background.

President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State University Football Game

President Harry S. Truman watches the football game between Pennsylvania State University and the United States Naval Academy during his visit to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Front row (from left to right): Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President. Second row (from left to right): Brigadier General Wallace Graham; Ralph D.

Truman Waves to the Crowd at the Navy-Penn State Football Game

President Harry S. Truman waves to the crowd at the football game between the United States Naval Academy and Pennsylvania State University. Standing, from left to right: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey) Fitch; Captain James Foskett, Naval Aide to the President (in the second row); President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President.

President Harry S. Truman Views Formation at the United States Naval Academy

President Harry S. Truman views the noon meal formation from the steps of Bancroft Hall during his visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Foreground, from left to right: President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Admiral of the Fleet William D. Leahy; and Presidential Press Secretary Mr. Charles Ross. Standing behind Secretary Forrestal, partly obscured, is Brigadier General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Leaving the Naval Academy

President Harry S. Truman leaves the United States Naval Academy by car with others. Back row (left to right): President Truman; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (partially obscured); and Secretary of Navy James Forrestal. First row (left to right): Captain James Foskett, Presidential Naval Aide; and Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Visits the Naval Academy

President Harry S. Truman reviews the Brigade of Midshipmen during his visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Front row (from left to right): Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; President Truman; Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. Second row (from left to right): Major General Harry H. Vaughan; Captain James H. Foskett, Presidential Naval Aide; Captain Jesse R. Wallace, Chief of Staff, Severn River Naval Command; and Captain William R. Smedberg, Aide to Secretary Forestall.

President Harry S. Truman Watches a Drum and Bugle Corps

President Harry S. Truman watches a Drum and Bugle Corps during the noon meal formation in front of Bancroft Hall during his visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. President Truman is located in the center of the picture on the steps, in front of a light pole. Also present is Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (third from right of President Truman), General Harry Vaughan (behind Forrestal, mostly obscured), Admiral William Leahy (fifth from President Truman), and Press Secretary Charles Ross (next to Admiral Leahy). All others are unidentified.