Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999

President Harry S. Truman holding a press conference with reporters and photographers in the north garden of the "Little White House," his vacation retreat at Key West, Florida. Standing in the back are, from left to right: two unidentified men, John Steelman, Captain Robert Dennison (partly obscured), President Truman, William Hassett, Eben Ayers, Colonel Robert Landry (partly obscured by Ayers), Clark Clifford (partly obscured by photographer), Admiral William Leahy, unidentified man, and Major General Harry Vaughan (in t-shirt). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and other members of his party attend Easter sunrise church service while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the front row, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Captain C.C. Adell, President Truman, Margaret Truman, and Dr. John Steelman. Second row, left to right: Stanley Woodward, Donald Dawson, David Niles, and Press Secretary Charles Ross. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) congratulates W. Averell Harriman (left) upon his swearing-in as new Director of the Mutual Security Agency after an Oval Office ceremony. Chief Justice Fred Vinson looks on (right). Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (second from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (second from right), and John Steelman (right). All others are unidentified.

Cameras gather in the Oval Office around President Harry S. Truman (center), W. Averell Harriman (left), and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) as Harriman takes the oath as new director of the Mutual Security Agency. Also present in the background are Under Secretary of State James Webb (fourth from left, partly obscured), Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (fifth from left), Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (third from right), and John Steelman (second from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center) looks on as Chief Justice Fred Vinson (right) administers the oath of office to W. Averell Harriman (left) as the first Director of the Mutual Security Agency in an Oval Office ceremony. Also present are John Steelman (background, right), and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer (background, second from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman poses with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Clockwise: Secretary of Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, Federal Works Administrator Philip Fleming, Assistant to the President John Steelman, Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Similar to 70-1113.

On vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman, his advisers, and staff pose for a group photo in the living room of the Little White House. Seated, left to right, are Harry Vaughan, William D. Leahy, President Truman, John R. Steelman, and Matthew Connelly. Standing, left to right, are Wallace Graham, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Clark Clifford, Eben Ayers, William Hassett, and Robert Landry. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

On vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman, his advisers, and staff pose for a group photo in the living room of he Little White House. Seated, left to right, are Harry Vaughan, William D. Leahy, President Harry S. Truman, John R. Steelman, and Matthew Connelly. Standing, left to right, are Wallace Graham, Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Clark Clifford, Eben Ayers, William Hassett, and Robert Landry. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, near center in suit) holds his first press conference in two weeks on the lawn of the Little White House at Key West, Florida, after a trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: three unidentified men; General Wallace Graham; John Steelman; Captain Robert Dennison; William Hassett, General Robert Landry; Eben Ayers; Clark Clifford; and General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (right) eating lunch with John Steelman (left) on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.