Presidential press secretaries

President Harry S. Truman attends a picnic at Fort Jefferson. He visited Fort Jefferson during his vacation trip to Key West, Florida. Far left: Press Secretary Joseph Short, unidentified (mostly obscured by tree), Administrative Assistant David Stowe, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, and Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman sits looking over the grounds at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas, Florida. From left to right, Captain Cecil Adell, General Harry Vaughan, President Harry S. Truman, William Hassett, Joseph Short, and Admiral William Leahy. They are visiting Fort Jefferson during President Truman's vacation to Key West.

President Harry S. Truman visits the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota for the Truman Day Dinner. From left: General Robert Landry, Secret Service Agent James Rowley, President Truman, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Wallace Graham. Behind General Vaughan is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Behind Ross and General Graham is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Press Secretary Charles Ross (standing, left) and President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) at the Press Headquarters at President Truman's vacation trip to Key West, Florida. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman seated with his presidential party at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row from left: Dr. John Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett. Back row, from left: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers.

Press Secretary Charles Ross (standing, left) informs members of the press that the conference between Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur would be held at Wake Island. The press conference took place during President Harry S. Truman's layover in Hawaii. All others are unidentified.

From left to right, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers, General Harry Vaughan, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, and Congressman George Smathers (in background, near steps) arrive in Boca Chica, Florida to join the rest of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West. Standing on the right is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right: John Steelman, Admiral William Leahy, William Bray, General Robert Landry, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and Admiral Robert Dennison. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman chats with Elmer Davis on the lawn on the Little White House in Key West, Florida, after his vacation press conference. Standing behind President Truman are, from left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, and unidentified man, William Bray, an unidentified man (partly obscured), and Admiral Robert Dennison (wearing sunglasses). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, standing) holds a press conference while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated on the far left, next to the sailor taking notes, is White House Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing in the background are, from left to right: Stanley Woodward, Admiral Robert Dennison, Mon Wallgren, Admiral William Leahy, General Robert Landry, Stuart Symington, Clark Clifford, and David Niles. All others are unidentified.