Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999

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 Charles Steelman (next to Mr. Ross). All others in the photo are unidentified.

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 Charles Steelman (next to Mr. Ross). All others in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman with members of his party and news photographers on the lawn of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Rear Admiral James Foskett (seated with his back to the camera), John Steelman, Neal Helm, President Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, Charles Ross, and five unidentified photographers.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party on the lawn of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Rear Admiral James Foskett, John Steelman, Neal Helm, President Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Charles Ross. Same as 66-1352.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party on the lawn of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Rear Admiral James Foskett, John Steelman, Neal Helm, President Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Charles Ross. Same as 66-1352.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party on the lawn of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Rear Admiral James Foskett, John Steelman, Neal Helm, President Truman, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Charles Ross. Same as 66-1352.

Group shot of the presidential party for the eighth trip to Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John Steelman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, and William Hassett. Back row, left to right: Stephen Spingarn, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, and David Niles.

Portrait of John R. Steelman used in his oral history interview.

Group shot taken at the 10th Presidential trip to Key West. [L to R] first row: Harold Enarson, John R. Steelman, Bess Truman, Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Irving Perlmeter; second row: Eben Ayers, David H. Stowe, Wallace Graham, Harry Vaughan, Joseph Short, Robert Dennison, Robert Landry, Philleo Nash, and Charles W. Jackson. Same as photo 67-3204.

From left to right: Captain Taylor, unidentified, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, William Hassett, President Harry S. Truman, unidentified, John Steelman, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, and unidentified. They are aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.