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

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 (center) talks with his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly (left) and his Press Secretary, Charles Ross (right) while on vacation in Key West, Florida. They are standing underneath a palm tree on the grounds of the "Little White House." From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman presents Charles Ross II, the grandson of the White House Press Secretary, to newsmen. This happened shortly before President Truman's departure from Washington on his Eastern Campaign trip. Partly visible behind Mr. Truman is his Press Secretary, Charles Ross. Others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (far right) chats with members of his staff at a baseball game in Griffith Stadium. Front row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, General Robert Landry, Matthew Connelly, and unidentified. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman visits the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota for the Truman Day Dinner. From left: General Robert Landry, Secret Service Agent James Rowley, President Truman, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Wallace Graham. Behind General Vaughan is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Behind Ross and General Graham is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Press Secretary Charles Ross (standing, left) and President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) at the Press Headquarters at President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman seated with his presidential party at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row from left: Dr. John Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett. Back row, from left: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers.

Press Secretary Charles Ross (standing, left) informs members of the press that the conference between Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur would be held at Wake Island. The press conference took place during President Harry S. Truman's layover in Hawaii. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is seated with his vacation party that went to the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Philleo Nash and Russell Andrews. Middle row, left to right: Matthew Connelly, John Steelman, President Harry S. Truman, William Hassett, Charles Ross. Back row, left to right: William Hopkins, David Stowe, General Wallace Graham, General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and George Elsey.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: John Steelman, Admiral William Leahy, William Bray, General Robert Landry, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.