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Truman at the Presentation of Navy Department Safety Award

77-2085
Accession Number
77-2085
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 348450798
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Naval officers
Photographers
Presidential vacations
Presidents
Reporters and reporting
Speeches, addresses, etc.
HST Keywords
Florida, Key West; Truman - Ceremonies - Military Reviews; Truman - Trips - Key West - 1951
People Pictured
Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Adell, Cecil C., U.S. Navy officer
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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center right, in suit and hat) speaking at the presentation of the Navy Department Safety Award to Captain Cecil Adell, commander of the Key West Naval Station (foreground, right, in naval uniform next to Truman). He is standing in front of a group of reporters and photographers, all of whom are unidentified. Truman was in Key West, Florida on vacation. Also present is Admiral Robert Dennison (foreground right, in naval uniform), President Truman's Naval Aide, who presented the award on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.
Date(s)
March 20, 1951