Presidential retreats

The exterior of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. This photo was taken while President Harry S. Truman was in Key West on vacation.

President's Retreat, Shangri-La at Thurmont, Maryland, now known as Camp David. Original is oversize.

President's Retreat, Shangri-La at Thurmont, Maryland. Original is oversize.

Little White House in Key West

Snapshot of First Lady Bess Wallace Truman with Harry Vaughan at a picnic lunch at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Snapshot was possibly taken by Margaret Truman.

Dr. Wallace Graham, Robert Landry, and Harry Vaughan at a picnic lunch at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Snapshot was probably taken by Margaret Truman.

First Lady Bess Wallace Truman seated on a patio with three of her friends at Shangri-La, in Maryland. L to R: Mrs. William (Louise) Duke, Mrs. Tom (Adelaide) Twyman, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) Bostian. Shangri-La later became Camp David.

(Written on back of snapshot, in Margaret Truman's handwriting) "Dad [President Harry S. Truman] in yard of Little White House - Key West, Nov. 29th, 1949." The snapshot was evidently taken by Margaret Truman.

(Written on back of snapshot, in Margaret Truman's handwriting) "Mother [Bess Wallace Truman] in yard of Little White House, Key West, Nov. 29th, 1949." The snapshot was evidently taken by Margaret Truman.

(Written on back of snapshot, in Margaret Truman's handwriting) "Mother [Bess Wallace Truman] in yard of Little White House, Key West, Nov. 29th, 1949."