White House staff

Ramon Ramos (standing by the blackboard) teaches a Spanish Class at the White House for wives of government officials. Seated, from left to right, are Mamie (Mrs. Dwight D.) Eisenhower, Margaret (Mrs. Robert) Patterson, Maryon (Mrs. Lester B.) Pearson, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Josephine (Mrs. Hugo L.) Black. Standing, from left to right, are Miss Florence King, Mrs. Williams H. Davis, Miss Reathel Odum, Representative Jessie Sumner of Illinois, Priscilla (Mrs. John L.) Sullivan, and Augusta (Mrs. Clarence N.) Goodwin. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

President Harry S. Truman dines at the 1945 Pemiscot County Fair in Caruthersville, Missouri. From left to right: Matthew Connelly, Charles Ross, an unidentified man, and President Truman. Those standing in the background are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Admiral William Leahy (right) enjoy the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns baseball game. Seated behind President Truman are Matthew Connelly and William Hassett. Seated behind Mr. Hassett is Senator Alben Barkley. Seated two rows behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenberg. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) signs a baseball for an unidentified young fan at the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns baseball game. Admiral William Leahy (center) is also present. Seated behind President Truman is William Hassett, and behind him is Senator Alben Barkley. Seated two rows behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenburg, and behind Mr. Vandenburg is Attorney General Tom Clark. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Matthew Connelly, Appointment Secretary to President Harry S. Truman, is with several fellow guests at the 1946 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From left to right: unidentified man, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, Matthew Connelly, unidentified man, unidentified girl, Irma (Mrs. Robert E.) Hannegan. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Matt Connelly (right) socializes with Reathel Odum (Secretary to Bess W. Truman, second from right) and other unidentified guests at the 1946 annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Fred Vinson (left) and Matt Connelly (right) shake hands across a desk. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

A group of men and women are seated at a table at the 1946 Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Seated around the table, from left to right: Matthew Connelly, John Steelman, two unidentified men, William Hassett, Major General Harry Vaughan, Clark Clifford, and unidentified woman. Seated at a table in the background, visible to the left of Mr. Hassett, is Dean Acheson. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

Stephen Early (foreground left) is sworn in as Special Assistant to the President by Administrative Officer Frank K. Sanderson (foreground right) as President Harry S. Truman (sitting) and other members of his Secretarial staff look on. Standing next to President Truman, with a large handkerchief in her pocket, is his personal secretary Rose Conway. All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (sitting) poses with members of his staff (standing, left to right): Administrative Assistant Eddie McKim, Military Aide Major General Harry Vaughan, and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly. From the scrapbook of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1