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Admiral William Leahy Leads the Chow Line

77-2012
Accession Number
77-2012
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348450652
Keywords
Luncheons
Naval officers
Presidential advisors
Presidential press secretaries
Presidential residences
Presidential retreats
Presidential vacations
Presidents
White House staff
HST Keywords
Florida - Key West - 1951; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1951
People Pictured
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Feeney, Joseph G., 1910-1968
Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015
Nash, Philleo, 1909-1987
Neustadt, Richard E. (Richard Elliot), 1919-2003
Short, Joseph H. (Joseph Hudson), 1904-1952
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Members of President Harry S. Truman's party serving themselves during a picnic lunch in the garden of the Little White House, while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Standing in the line, from left to right: Press Secretary Joseph Short, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly, Special Assistant Richard Neustadt, Special Assistant Philleo Nash (mostly obscured), Administrative Assistant George Elsey, unidentified (mostly obscured), Legislative Assistant Joseph Feeney, Admiral Robert Dennison, and Admiral William Leahy. President Harry S. Truman can be seen in the background, just over Admiral Leahy's shoulder. Navy stewards on the near side of the table are unidentified.
Date(s)
March 8, 1951