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The Trumans and Their Guests at the Little White House in Key West, Florida

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party pose for a photograph at the 10th Presidential trip to Key West. First row, left to right: Harold Enarson, John R. Steelman, first Lady Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Irving Perlmeter. Second row, left to right: Eben Ayers, David H. Stowe, General Wallace Graham, General Harry Vaughan, Joseph Short, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, Philleo Nash, and Charles W. Jackson. Same as photo 67-3204, 67-3205,67-3204. This photograph is inscribed "Kew West, Florida. December 4, 1951."

President Harry S. Truman and his Staff at Key West

President Harry S. Truman and members of his staff and vacation party pose for a photograph on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row (left to right), William Hassett, Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and John Steelman. Second row (left to right), Donald Dawson, Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, General Wallace Graham, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Bray and Jonathan Daniels.

President Harry S. Truman Holds Press Conference

President Harry S. Truman (standing at the table) holds a press conference while on vacation in Key West, Florida on the Naval Submarine Base to discuss how the Presidential election is having a negative effect on the settlement of foreign and domestic affairs. Standing behind President Truman is, from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, General Wallace Graham, John Steelman, Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, and Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

Press Conference at Key West, 1948

President Harry S. Truman (standing center in white suit) holds a press conference in the North Garden at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are some of his advisors (from left to right): two unidentified men; John R. Steelman, Rear Admiral Robert Dennison; William Hassett; Eben Ayers; General Robert Landry (partly obscured); Clark Clifford (mostly obscured); Admiral William Leahy; unidentified man (in background); Major General Harry Vaughan (wearing t-shirt). Members of the press corps are unidentified.

Captain Robert Dennison Displays His Trophy Fish

Members of President Harry S. Truman's staff pose with the fish they caught while on vacation with the President in Key West, Florida. Captain Robert Dennison (center) holds up the 29 pound mackerel he caught. From left to right, General Wallace Graham, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy (wearing hat and glasses), Eben Ayers (partly obscured), Captain Dennison, unidentified reporter, Colonel Robert Landry (mostly obscured), and Special Counsel Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Press Conference at Key West, 1948

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the "Little White House," his vacation quarters at Key West, Florida. Standing behind President Truman are various members of his staff, including William Hassett (third from left), Colonel Robert Landry (fourth from left), Eben Ayers (sixth from left, behind Truman), Clark Clifford (behind Truman, partly obscured), Admiral William Leahy (eighth from left), and Major General Harry Vaughan (ninth from left, wearing t-shirt). All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

1951 Presidential Vacation Party in Key West, Florida

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party are sitting in the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front Row, left: Harold Enarson, Dr. John Steelman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett, Irving Perlmeter. Standing, left: Eben Ayers, David Stowe, General Wallace Graham, General Harry Vaughan, Joseph Short, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, Philleo Nash, and Charles Jackson.

President Harry S. Truman and Presidential Party at Little White House

President Harry S. Truman seated with his presidential party at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row from left: Dr. John Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett. Back row, from left: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers.

Guests Arrive at Boca Chica Airport

From left to right, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers, General Harry Vaughan, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, and Congressman George Smathers (in background, near steps) arrive in Boca Chica, Florida to join the rest of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West. Standing on the right is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.