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President Harry S. Truman Having Lunch

While on vacation in Key West, Florida, President Harry S. Truman and members of his party have lunch outside in the yard of his vacation home on the naval base. From lower right around the circle: unidentified naval steward, David Stowe, Joseph Short, Matthew Connelly, Roger Tubby, Admiral Robert Dennison, David Bell, unidentified naval steward (standing), Joseph Feeney, Charles Murphy, unidentified, and President Truman. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, volume 8.

President Harry S. Truman and His Lunch Guests

President Harry S. Truman poses for photographers with his luncheon guests while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the front row from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, and Senator Claude Pepper. Standing in the back row from left to right are Mr. Fitzpatrick, Governor Fuller Warren, Representative George Smathers, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Hicks.

President Harry S. Truman and Staff at Key West

President Harry S. Truman and members of staff gather to pose for a picture while on vacation in Key West, Florida. The party is shown on the lawn at Truman's vacation residence, the Little White House, on the naval base. Front row is Miss Margaret Truman. Seated in the second row from left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, First Lady Bess Truman, President Truman, John Steelman, and William Hassett. Standing in the back row from left to right: Colonel Cornelius J. Mara, General Harry Vaughan, Matt Connelly, Stanley Woodward, and Admiral Robert Dennison.

Little White House

This is a view of the exterior of the Little White House on the Naval Submarine Base in Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman spent several vacations on the base. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Picnic Lunch in Garden

President Harry S. Truman and his family host members of his staff for a picnic lunch on the grounds of the Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the circle from left to right: General Harry Vaughan, Press Secretary Charles Ross (mostly obscured), President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Stanley Woodward, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Matthew Connelly, and two unidentified men. From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 5.