Reporters and reporting

President Harry S. Truman greets news photographers upon their late arrival at the Boca Chica airport with an inquiry as to why they were late and "interviews" Robert G. Nixon, President of the White House Correspondents Association (in front of Truman). Standing behind President Truman, in uniform, is Admiral William Leahy. Others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Exterior view showing a group of men, including reporters and government officials, standing by an Italian airplane. United States Ambassador to Italy (1946-1952), James C. Dunn, is seen standing in the center holding a light colored topcoat. The other men are not identified. The photograph is identified as: "visit to Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia to see flood damage caused by storm, October 31, 1951." According to newspaper clippings accompanying the photograph the two-week old flood had caused extensive damage with at least 110 persons killed and 9,000 people left homeless.

President Harry S. Truman (left) speaks with reporters upon his return from a weekend on Jefferson Island in Chesapeake Bay. He told the unidentified newsmen gathered on the South Portico of the White House that he takes full responsibility for future development and use of the atomic bomb. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

Margaret Truman (second from left) speaks to reporters at the Little White House during President Truman's post-election vacation at Key West, Florida. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

News correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance William Hillman (left) and Felix Belair (right) of the New York Times joined President Harry S. Truman's fishing expedition while covering the President's vacation cruise to Bermuda. From the album "Vacation cruise with the President" Volume 3 of 4.

Felix Belair of The New York Times joined a fishing excursion of President Harry S. Truman and other members of his vacation party in Bermuda. From the album "Vacation cruise with the President" Volume 3 of 4.

Press Secretary Charles Ross (left) and William Hillman, roving correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (right) relax during a fishing excursion while on vacation with President Harry S. Truman. From the album "Vacation cruise with the President" Volume 3 of 4.

President Harry S. Truman meets with members of his staff during a trip to Olympia, Washington. From left to right: Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly, Press Secretary Charles Ross, President Truman, and an unidentified reporter.

President Harry S. Truman (standing behind desk) delivers a press conference, while on a fishing trip in Puget Sound, Washington. All of the reporters and photographers are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. President Truman is standing in the center, wearing a tie and suit jacket. Standing behind Mr. Truman are, from left to right: three unidentified men; General Wallace Graham; John Steelman; Captain Robert Dennison; William Hassett; General Robert Landry; unidentified man; Eben Ayers; Clark Clifford; unidentified man. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.