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Ambassador and Mrs. Robert Butler Board the U.S.S. Williamsburg

2013-3181
Accession Number
2013-3181
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348542704
Keywords
Ambassadors
Presidential vacations
Presidential yachts
HST Keywords
Ships - U.S.S. Williamsburg; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1948
People Pictured
Butler, Robert, 1897-1955
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Description
United States Ambassador to Cuba Robert Butler and his wife board the presidential yacht U.S.S. Williamsburg. First Lady Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and others used the Williamsburg to travel to Havana, Cuba for a day while they were on vacation with President Harry S. Truman in Key West, Florida. The Butlers called upon Mrs. Truman and Miss Truman while they were in Havana.
Date(s)
November 18, 1948