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President Harry S. Truman is Elected to Call Close Decisions in the Game

President Harry S. Truman watches members of his staff play volleyball while they are on a vacation cruise on President Truman's yacht USS Williamsburg. Standing above, from left to right: George Allen, President Truman, and Postmaster General Robert Hannegan. Below, from left to right: unidentified (standing, partly obscured), two unidentified (seated), Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, Colonel Wallace Graham, John Steelman, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

President Harry S. Truman and Party Aboard the USS Williamsburg

President Harry S. Truman is chatting with several members of his vacation party who have just boarded the presidential yacht, the USS Williamsburg. From left to right: Colonel Wallace Graham (far left, in swim trunks); Reconstruction Finance Corporation Director George Allen (behind Graham, mostly obscured by Truman), President Truman, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, Ted Marks, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan (back to camera), Press Secretary Charles Ross, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, and Major General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman and Governor Mon Wallgren in Olympia, Washington

President Harry S. Truman (first row, left) and Washington Governor Mon Wallgren (first row, right) are walking down the steps of the State Capitol building in Olympia, Washington. Also present is Secret Service agent George Drescher (far left), Senator Warren Magnuson (second row, second from left), Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by President Truman), Press Secretary Charles Ross (in the back, visible between Truman and Wallgren), and Secret Service agent John Walker (behind Wallgren). Secret Service agent Jerry Behn stands at far left in background.

President Harry S. Truman and Governor Mon Wallgren Catch Fish

President Harry S. Truman and Governor Monrad C. Wallgren catch fish during an excursion in Puget Sound, Washington. Foreground, from left to right: Senator Warren G. Magnuson, President Truman, Governor Wallgren, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross. Standing in the background, second from left is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. All others are unidentified.

Governor Mon Wallgren Displays His Fish

Senator Warren G. Magnuson (fourth from the left) reels in a fish, while on a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington with President Harry S. Truman and Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington. From left to right: two unidentified men; Major General Harry Vaughan (standing on rail); Senator Magnuson; three unidentified men; Governor Wallgren; unidentified man; President Truman; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly; unidentified man.

President Harry S. Truman On a Fishing Trip in Puget Sound, Washington

President Harry S. Truman (sixth from the left) enjoys a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington with General Harry H. Vaughan (second from the left), Press Secretary Charles G. Ross (fourth from the left), Secret Service Agent George Drescher (fifth from left), and Governor Monrad C. Wallgren (seventh from the left). Also present is Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (eighth from left, wearing pinstripe suit). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. United Press correspondent Merriman Smith is behind Ross's left shoulder. Associated Press reporter Ernest (Tony) Vaccaro is behind Leahy's left shoulder.