Presidential retreats

President Harry S. Truman (seated, left) having his picture taken by unidentified photographers while at his desk in the "Little White House." Truman is dictating to Yeoman Emil Kesselman, while on vacation at Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman (center) inspecting the Marine Guard at the Little White House in Key West, Florida, at the beginning of his vacation. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) dictating a response to a telegram to Navy Yeoman Emil Kesselman at his desk in the "Little White House," his vacation residence in Key West, Florida.

President Harry S. Truman rides in a limousine that carries him to the Little White House, his vacation residence in Key West, Florida. In the back seat of the car, from left to right are: President Truman (partly obscured); Captain Cecil Adell, commanding officer of the naval base at Key West; and Admiral William D. Leahy. All others are unidentified.

The "Little White House," President Harry S. Truman's vacation quarters at Key West, Florida.

Rear view of the Little White House, Key West, Florida, probably taken after President Truman's trip to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

The Little White House, Key West, Florida. The matte is autographed by the photographer as follows: The Little White House, Harry James Mitchell. (Original in oversize drawer) From: Truman Home.

South porch of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From: Album from Rear Adm. Robert L. Dennison.

Presidential motorcade moves toward the Little White House in Key West, Florida, with Naval personnel lining the street. From: Album, gift from Robert Dennison.

President Truman pins the 2-Star insignia on his Air Force Aide, General Robert Landry, during a vacation at Key West, Florida. From: Album, gift from Robert Dennison.