Presidential press secretaries

President Harry S. Truman (center) talks with his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly (left) and his Press Secretary, Charles Ross (right) while on vacation in Key West, Florida. They are standing underneath a palm tree on the grounds of the "Little White House." From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman presents Charles Ross II, the grandson of the White House Press Secretary, to newsmen. This happened shortly before President Truman's departure from Washington on his Eastern Campaign trip. Partly visible behind Mr. Truman is his Press Secretary, Charles Ross. Others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman (far right) chats with members of his staff at a baseball game in Griffith Stadium. Front row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, General Robert Landry, Matthew Connelly, and unidentified. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

From left: Press Secretary Joseph Short, David Noyes, (standing) Dallas Halverstadt, and General Robert Landry in Key West, Florida. They joined their boss, President Harry S. Truman, on vacation in Key West. Others in the background are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party are sitting in the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front Row, left: Harold Enarson, Dr. John Steelman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Irving Perlmeter. Standing, left: Eben Ayers, David Stowe, General Wallace Graham, General Harry Vaughan, Joseph Short, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, Philleo Nash, and Charles Jackson.

After a day visit back to Washington, D.C., President Harry S. Truman returns to Key West, Florida to resume his vacation. Pictured left: two unidentified men, First Lady Bess Truman, Roberta Vinson, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, and President Harry S. Truman. Standing on the stairs are General Robert Landry and Press Secretary Joseph Short. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, center, seated, holds a press conference on the Little White House lawn in Key West, Florida during his vacation. Standing in the background, from left to right: six unidentified men, Admiral Robert Dennison, Admiral William Leahy, Sidney Souers, George Elsey, John Steelman, General Robert Landry, William Hassett, unidentified, Colonel Cornelius Mara, Press Secretary Joseph Short, and Joseph Feeney. All others are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party relax on Truman Beach during a visit to Key West, Florida. Those that can be identified include Press Secretary Joseph Short (standing, third from left); John Steelman (seated, left); Stanley Woodward (sixth from left, standing behind wall); General Wallace Graham (seated, center, back to camera); and Admiral Robert Dennison (third from right, seated). All others are unidentified.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party at a picnic during a visit to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida. Pictured from left: Admiral Robert Dennison, Matthew Connelly, Joseph Short, William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy, Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.

Press Secretary Joseph Short (standing, second from left) holds a press conference in Key West, Florida. Mr. Short and members of the press are in Key West covering President Harry S. Truman's vacation to the area. Also present is Roger Tubby (standing, third from left, in dark-framed glasses). All others are unidentified.