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The Beach at Key West

63-199
Accession Number
63-199
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348308325
Related Collection
Vaughan, Harry H. Papers
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Beaches
Naval officers
Presidential advisors
Presidential vacations
Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Florida, Key West; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1951
People Pictured
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015
Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Souers, Sidney W. (Sidney William), 1892-1973
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981
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Description
President Harry S. Truman and select members of his staff sitting on Truman Beach while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing in the background, nearest the group, is George Elsey. Seated in the foreground are, from left to right: President Truman (wearing white hat, towel around his neck), General Harry Vaughan (laying back in chair), Correspondence Secretary William Hassett (in sunglasses), Admiral William Leahy, Sidney Souers, Admiral Robert Dennison, and John Steelman. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
November 12, 1951