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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

President Truman and Cabinet at Blair House

President Harry S. Truman and his cabinet posing at Blair House. Left to right seated: Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Acheson; President Truman; Vice President Alben Barkley; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Attorney General Tom Clark. Back row: Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug; Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson; Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan; Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer; and Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin.

Captain Dennison, Vice-president elect Alben Barkley, and Leslie Biffle in a Car at Boca Chica Airport

Captain Robert L. Dennison (front seat) and Vice-President Elect Alben Barkley and Leslie Biffle (back seat) sit in an open car at the Boca Chica airport, waiting to be driven to the Little White House, Key West, Florida, to join President Harry S. Truman and the rest of his party for a post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Vice-President Elect Barkley and Leslie Biffle are welcomed to Key West, Florida, by Captain Dennison

Upon arrival at the Boca Chica Airfield, Vice-President elect Alben Barkley (2nd from right) and Leslie L. Biffle are welcomed to Key West, Florida, by Captain Robert L. Dennison (2nd from left) and an unidentified officer. They are joining President Harry S. Truman for a post-election vacation. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and His Vacation Party

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party pose for a group photograph in the north garden of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: William D. Hassett, Senator Alben W. Barkley, President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, John R. Steelman. Back row, left to right: Donald S. Dawson, Eben A. Ayers, Colonel Robert B. Landry, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Clark M. Clifford, Stanley Woodward, Brigadier General Wallace H. Graham, Captain Robert L. Dennison, William J. Bray, and Jonathan W. Daniels.

President Harry S. Truman on the Veranda of the Little White House, Florida

President Harry S. Truman (center, with hat and cane) and members of his vacation party stand on the veranda of the Little White House, Key West, Florida, and prepare to go for a walk. From left to right are Leslie Biffle; Admiral William D. Leahy, an unidentified naval officer (mostly obscured by Leahy), President Truman, Vice-President Elect Alben Barkley, Jonathan Daniels (behind Barkley) and William J. Bray. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Vice-President Elect Alben Barkley Arrives in Florida

Vice President-Elect Alben Barkley (foreground, right) arrives at Boca Chica, Florida, on a Navy R-4-D aircraft to join President Harry S. Truman on his vacation. He was escorted to President Harry S. Truman's quarters by Captain Robert Dennison (foreground, left). All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Dinner Attended by John R. Steelman and Members of Congress

Assistant to the President John R. Steelman is attending a dinner with numerous members of Congress present. Standing at Speaker's table from left to right: Reverend Cranford, Majority Leader John W. McCormack, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee J. Howard McGrath, Congressman Frank W. Boykin, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Speaker Sam Rayburn, Minority Leader Joe Martin, Vice President Alben Barkley. Immediately behind Barkley is Attorney General Tom Clark, Chairman of the Arrangement Committee Colonel Albert Ernest.