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

President Harry S. Truman On a Fishing Trip in Puget Sound, Washington

President Harry S. Truman (sixth from the left) enjoys a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington with General Harry H. Vaughan (second from the left), Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (fourth from the left), Secret Service Agent George Drescher (fifth from left), and Governor Monrad C. Wallgren (seventh from the left). Also present is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (eighth from left, wearing pinstripe suit). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. United Press correspondent Merriman Smith is behind Ross's left shoulder. Associated Press reporter Ernest (Tony) Vaccaro is behind Leahy's left shoulder.

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 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.

Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan and Press Secretary Charles Ross on the Lenore at Annapolis, Maryland

Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan and Press Secretary Charles Ross compare notes on the deck of the ship Lenore en route to Cornell-Navy crew races at Annapolis, Maryland, during President Harry S. Truman's visit to the U.S. Naval Academy. From: Naval Photo Center sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman on the Williamsburg en Route to the Navy Crew Races

President Harry S. Truman and others on the deck of the Williamsburg en route to the Cornell-Navy crew races. Left to right are: President Harry S. Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan, and Clark Clifford. (Same as 98-783). From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman, Clark Clifford, Charles Ross, and John L. Sullivan on the Deck of the Lenore

President Harry S. Truman and others on the deck of the ship Lenore en route to the Cornell-Navy crew races at Annapolis, Maryland. Left to right are: Clark Clifford, President Harry S. Truman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan. (Same as 98-788) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Truman watching Navy crew races at Annapolis, Maryland

President Harry S. Truman (left), Press Secretary Charles Ross (right), and unidentified others stand on the deck of the boat Lenore watching the Cornell-Navy crew races during a visit to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. (Same as 98-793) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

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 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.