Presidential retreats

President Harry S. Truman (center with cane) and members of his vacation party prepare to go for a walk. From left to right, Leslie Biffle, Admiral William D. Leahy, unidentified naval officer mostly obscured by Leahy, President Truman, Senator and Vice President-elect Alben Barkley, Jonathan Daniels (behind Barkley) and William J. Bray.

Chairs and tables are arranged in customary fashion in the garden of the Little White House, Key West, Florida, in preparation for meetings with the press. President Harry S. Truman vacationed at the Little White House following the 1948 presidential election.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) greets Senator and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath (left) upon his arrival at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. He flew to Key West to join President Truman on a post-election vacation. Also present is Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers (third from left) and Assistant to the Democratic National Committee Chairman William Boyle (fourth from left, partly obscured). Others are unidentified.

From left to right, Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.

From left to right, Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.

From left to right, Mr. Vance Stirrup, Commander American Legion 10th District, Florida; Mr. Albert Mills, Past National Committeeman; President Harry S. Truman; and Mr. George A. Warren, American Legion Post Commander visit with President Truman while he is on vacation. The gentlemen present President Truman with guyaberas (Cuban Irish linen sport shirts) and a gold medal commemorating his visit to the 1948 American Legion Convention. They are standing on the grounds of the Little White House in Key West, Florida.

From left to right in the foreground, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, President Harry S. Truman and Washington State Governor Monrad Wallgren pose for pictures at The Little White House while on vacation in Key West, Florida. In the background on the left is Special Counsel to the President Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left) on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, while Truman was on vacation.

President Harry S. Truman (right) with Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left) on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, while Truman was on vacation.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman and their daughter Margaret Truman on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. They are spending time at the Little White House on vacation.