Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950

President Harry S. Truman and his party return from a fishing trip while on vacation in Bermuda. From left to right: George Allen, Captain James H. Foskett, Clark Clifford (mostly obscured), Press Secretary Charles Ross, Ted Marks, and President Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (right) signs a message attached to a presidential veto of a tax bill on the Presidential yacht USS Williamsburg while en route to Williamsburg, Virginia. From left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, William J. Hopkins, and Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center in white suit) receiving a scroll and other items from the officers and crew of the submarine U-2513, proclaiming him a qualified submariner. President Truman and other members of his party visited the submarine while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman on the left is Admiral William Leahy. Also in the photo is Presidential Press Secretary Charles Ross (last row, in dark suit, next to naval officer) and John Steelman (next to Mr. Ross). All others in the photo are unidentified.

In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, an African-American marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross is near the center, wearing a bow tie. Mr. Connelly is walking beside him. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, African-American baton twirlers from the Douglas School and a marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross can be seen on the far left, behind the band, wearing a bow tie. On the extreme right, from right to left, are Stanley Woodward, General Harry Vaughan, Margaret Truman, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of staff gather to pose for a picture while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The party is shown on the lawn at Truman's vacation residence, the Little White House, on the naval base. Front row is Miss Margaret Truman. Seated in the second row from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, First Lady Bess Truman, President Truman, John Steelman, and William Hassett. Standing in the back row from left to right: Colonel Cornelius J. Mara, General Harry Vaughan, Matt Connelly, Stanley Woodward, and Admiral Robert Dennison.

As part of a joke played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (background, right, in suit and tie), an African-American marching band led Mr. Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross (partly obscured by trumpeter) into the gates of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. They were in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman on vacation. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (center foreground) visited St. Paul, Minnesota to help celebrate "Truman Day." Standing in the first row behind him are General Robert Landry and Admiral Robert Dennison. In the second row are an unidentified man (probably a Secret Service agent), General Harry Vaughan, and General Wallace Graham. Behind Vaughan and Graham are Press Secretary Charles Ross and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

President Harry S. Truman and his family host members of his staff for a picnic lunch on the grounds of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the circle from left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross (mostly obscured), President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Stanley Woodward, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Matthew Connelly, and two unidentified men. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.

In a joke being played on Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly and Press Secretary Charles Ross upon their arrival at Key West, Florida, an African-American marching band lead them to the Little White House. They are in Key West to join President Harry S. Truman and his party on vacation. Mr. Ross is near the center, wearing a bow tie. Mr. Connelly is walking beside him, smoking a cigarette. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.