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Members of the President's Party Playing Volleyball

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party play volleyball on the beach in Key West, Florida. Team "A" was: Mr. R. R. Lapham, Lieutenant Commander William Rigdon, Mr. Dick Flohr, Lieutenant Commander E. P. Roberts, General Harry Vaughn, Colonel Cornelius Mara and Mr. Gerald Behn. On the "B" team was: Henry Nicholson, W. Averell Harriman, Irving Perlmeter, Admiral Robert Dennison, Allan McCann, M.S. Mileski and M.L. Gies. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Presidential Staff Play Beach Volleyball

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party play volleyball on the beach in Key West, Florida. Team "A" consisted of: Mr. Lapham, Lieutenant Commander Roberts, General Harry Vaughan, Colonel Cornelius Mara and Jerry Behn. Team "B" consisted of Henry Nicholson, Averell Harriman, Irving Perlmeter, Admiral Robert Dennison, Mr. McCann, Mr. Mileski and Mr. Gies. The "A" team won two straight games. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Presidential Staff Playing Beach Volleyball

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party play volleyball on the beach in Key West, Florida. On team "A": Mr. Lapham, Lieutenant Commander Roberts, General Harry Vaughan, Colonel Cornelius Mara and Mr. Behn, took two straight games from team "B": Henry Nicholson, Averell Harriman, Irving Perlmeter, Admiral Robert Dennison, Mr. McCann, Mr. Mileski, and Mr. Gies. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

Clark Clifford and Others Playing Volleyball on Board the USS Williamsburg

Clark Clifford questions a call while playing volleyball on board President Harry S. Truman's yacht, the USS Williamsburg. Clifford and others joined President Truman on the yacht for a vacation cruise. From left to right: unidentified (close foreground, back to camera), Clark Clifford, Ted Marks, and Major General Harry Vaughan. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

General Harry Vaughan Waits to Receive a Ring

General Harry Vaughan waits to receive a rope ring during an improvised game of volleyball on board President Harry S. Truman's yacht USS Williamsburg. He and the others on board joined President Truman for a vacation cruise. From left to right: Clark Clifford, Ted Marks, John Steelman (seated along wall), unidentified, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (standing along wall), and Major General Harry Vaughan. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."

President Harry S. Truman is Elected to Call Close Decisions in the Game

President Harry S. Truman watches members of his staff play volleyball while they are on a vacation cruise on President Truman's yacht USS Williamsburg. Standing above, from left to right: George Allen, President Truman, and Postmaster General Robert Hannegan. Below, from left to right: unidentified (standing, partly obscured), two unidentified (seated), Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, Colonel Wallace Graham, John Steelman, and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Photograph from the Album "Vacation Cruise with the President Vol. IV."