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Portrait of Reathel Odum, Secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman.

Portrait of Reathel Odum, secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at desk) announces the surrender of Japan to reporters. Seated on couch, left to right: Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; Samuel Rosenman, Special Counsel; and John W. Snyder, Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Also pictured: Secretary of State James Byrnes (behind President Truman, right). All others unidentified. Signed by President Truman and John Snyder.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground) prepares to give a news conference in Olympia, Washington. Standing on the far left is President Truman's Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (in white cap), Admiral William Leahy (right) and administrative Assistant to the President David Lloyd (behind Truman) on the way back to the USS Sarsfield. They are returning to the Sarsfield after a visit to the Fort Jefferson National Monument, while on vacation in Key West, Florida.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party enjoy a buffet lunch while touring the Fort Jefferson National Monument at Dry Tortugas, Florida. On the far side of the table, from left to right: Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly, Press Secretary Joseph Short, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, and Admiral William Leahy. All others are unidentified.

Courier with mail pouch stops by during President Harry S. Truman's vacation at the Little White House in Key West, Florida, as staff members look on. From left to right: Administrative Assistant David Stowe, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Assistant to the President John Steelman and Special Counsel Charles Murphy. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman walking to the beach during his vacation at Key West, Florida, with Economic Stabilization Administrator Eric A. Johnston (left), Chairman W. Stuart Symington of the National Security Resources Board (right), and other members of his entourage. Also present is General Harry Vaughan (behind Johnston, mostly obscured), Press Secretary Joseph Short (behind Truman, wearing sunglasses, mostly obscured), Administrative Assistant David Stowe (behind Truman, right), and Correspondence Secretary William Hassett (behind Stowe, mostly obscured). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman's staff at work in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Special Counsel Charles Murphy, Assistant to the President John R. Steelman, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Administrative Assistant David Stowe and an unidentified officer.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party on their way to the Little White House in Key West, Florida. In the back seat, from left to right: President Truman, Administrative Assistant David Stowe, and Economic Stabilization Administrator Eric Johnston. In the front seat, from left to right: Special Counsel to the President Charles Murphy, Assistant to the President John Steelman, and Secret Service Agent D. B. Flohr. Unidentified officer on motorcycle.