Aircraft carriers

Luncheon aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin Roosevelt with President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left), Admiral William Leahy (fourth from left), Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke (third from left), Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (fourth from right), and Press Secretary Charles Ross (third from right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Admiral Marc A. Mitscher viewing fleet maneuvers from aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during a series of fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

President Harry S. Truman (third from the right) shaking hands with Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (second from right). Admiral Chester Nimitz is standing with Secretary Forrestal; Admiral William Leahy is standing behind President Truman. Truman was aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt for fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes. All others are unidentified.

From left to right: unidentified Navy officer, Admiral William Leahy, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke, President Harry S. Truman, and Press Secretary Charles Ross standing in front of an airplane aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin Roosevelt. They are on board to observe fleet maneuvers conducted off the Virginia Capes.

Luncheon aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin Roosevelt with President Harry S. Truman (fifth from the left), Admiral William Leahy (fourth from left), and Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke (third from left). All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Charles T. Mauro, Captain Clark Clifford, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal (right) , and other unidentified men aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

From left to right, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Chester Nimitz, President Harry S. Truman (facing left), and Edwin Locke aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

Standing in front of airplanes, from left to right: Captain Taylor, unidentified, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Wallace Graham, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, William Hassett, President Harry S. Truman, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke (partly obscured), John Steelman, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, and unidentified. They are aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt, during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

President Harry S. Truman (far left) being welcomed by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and Admiral Chester Nimitz aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

The aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.