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United States Naval Aircraft Carrier

Partial view of a United States Naval aircraft carrier, possibly anchored near a port. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

United States Aircraft Carrier

Partial view of the flight deck on a United States aircraft carrier. U.S. military jet airplanes and flight deck crew are in view. Location is not given but possibly the Gulf of Mexico. Charles W. Thayer was invited to a civilian orientation cruise at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, held May 23-25, 1968. Part of the experience included one day at sea aboard the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Lexington to observe flight operations. This photograph may have been taken during this visit. Original color negative in Library holdings.

President Harry S. Truman and Members of His Party On Board the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt as they observed naval exercises of the Eighth Fleet off the Virginia Capes. From left to right; unidentified naval officer; unidentified man; Captain Clark Clifford; Admiral William Leahy; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Colonel Wallace Graham; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; William D. Hassett; President Harry S. Truman; Edwin Locke; John R. Steelman; Colonel Harry Vaughan; and unidentified man.