Charles Ross With Reporters
Press Secretary Charlie Ross informing reporters that Wake Island is to be the scene of a conference between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur.
Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950
President Truman Addressing the Crowd at Wake Island
From left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Douglas MacArthur (the back of his head), Admiral Arthur Radford, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Omar Bradley at Wake Island. President Truman is presenting a citation to General MacArthur. Others in the background are unidentified.
The Truman family at opening game at Griffith Stadium
President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, left) shakes hands with Connie Mack (front row standing, center) as Margaret Truman (left, seated) and First Lady Bess Truman (2nd from left) look on at the opening game at Griffith Stadium. Standing next to Connie Mack is Vice President Alben Barkley. Seated behind President Truman is Press Secretary Charles Ross. From: Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.
President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands With a Medal of Honor Recipient
President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient shown in a wheelchair, right center. Other recipients and guests can be seen looking on during the ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Numerous photographers are present directly behind the president. Press Secretary Charles Ross is standing by the candelabra next to the door in the background. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton is seated second from left, front row.
President Harry S. Truman Decorates Soldier With Congressional Medal of Honor
President Harry S. Truman, center, decorates a soldier during a Congressional Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and guests look on. In the background, standing directly in front of the candelabra, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing in front of the flag, leaning over the table of medals is Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.
The President , His Family, and His Staff in a Group Photo in Key West
President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, and the president's staff, on the lawn of the Little White House, in Key West, Florida. Back row from left to right: David Lloyd (Assistant to Charles Murphy, Administrative Assistant to the President), Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, Hon. Matthew Connelly, Hon. Stanley Woodward, and Rear Admiral Robert Dennison. Front row from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, the First Lady, President Truman, Honorable John Steelman, and Honorable William Hassett. Seated on the ground in front of the group is Margaret Truman.
The President and Captain Adell at Boca Chica
The first family arrives by airplane at Boca Chica, Key West, Florida. Left to right: First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Captain Adell, Press Secretary Charles Ross (rear), Representative George Smathers. In the background is the Independence. Press and US Military are also present. See also:2006-233 or 66-944. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.
President Harry S. Truman Throws Out the First Pitch
President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at a baseball game between the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. In the front row, from left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Connie Mack, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris. Seated near the center, partly obscured by President Truman is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing a few rows directly behind President Truman is Colonel Cornelius Mara (in uniform). All others are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman at a special news conference at Monte-Bello, Ontario, Canada
Left to right: Canada's Prime Minister Mackenzie King, President Harry S. Truman, and the Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, waiting to speak at a press conference held on the lawn of the Seignory Club at Monte-Bello, Ontario. The President is in Canada on a three-day trip where he addressed a joint session of the Canadian Senate and Parliament at Ottawa. Standing directly behind the President is Ray Atherton, U.S. Ambassador to Canada. Standing on the left is Charles Ross, the President's Press Secretary. (See also 65-581 through 606.) From: Bjorn Bjornson.
Political Cartoon, "It was Right Here When I Left for St. Louis!"
This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Jim Berryman for the Washington Evening Star. President Harry S. Truman is standing behind a desk, saying, "It was right here when I left for St. Louis!" Standing beside him is William Boyle (left) and John Steelman (right), sweating and looking through a file cabinet and emptying a trash container. Kneeling on the floor are Charles Ross and General Harry Vaughan. Vaughan is pointing at a small creature coming out of a hole in the floor.