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Elsey, George McKee, 1918-2015

Presidential Party Lunch at Little White House, Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman dines with members of his vacation party on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Joseph G. Feeney, Richard Neustadt, President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, George Elsey (tall man at far right), William Hassett, Philleo Nash, and unidentified (balding man with glasses, turned to the side).

Lunch in the Garden of the Little White House at Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman dines with members of his vacation party on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Joseph G. Feeney, Richard Neustadt, President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, George Elsey (tall man at far right), William Hassett, Philleo Nash, and unidentified (balding man with glasses, turned to the side).

President Truman and Mrs. Truman standing outside the White House awaiting guests

President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman stand outside the White House awaiting the arrival of the Governor General of Canada, British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and his wife, Lady Margaret Alexander. From left to right: Secretary of State George Marshall, Donald Dawson, Major General Harry Vaughan, President Truman, Mrs. Truman, unidentified, George Elsey. Others are unidentified.

Truman greeting dignitaries at the White House

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, sixth from left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, seventh from left) greet the Governor General of Canada, British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and his party at the White House. Also present are Donald Dawson (second from left), Major General Harry Vaughan (third from left), Secretary of State George Marshall (fourth from left), and George Elsey (to the left of the pillar).

Truman, Prince Abd al-Ilah, and others in front of the White House

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (front row, left), and representatives of the government of the United States and Iraq, standing on the porch in front of the White House. In second row at left is Captain James K. Vardaman. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes is in the third row, fourth from the right. Lieutenant George Elsey is next to the door on the right. All others are unidentified.

Truman, Prince Abd al-Ilah, and others in front of the White House

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (front row, left), and representatives of the government of the United States and Iraq, standing on the porch in front of the White House. In second row are Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes is in the third row, fourth from the right. Lieutenant George Elsey is next to the door on the right. All others are unidentified.

Aboard the submarine Corporal are: Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett, Secretary J. T. Koehler, George Elsey and Charles Murphy

Aboard the submarine Corporal are left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, William Hassett (back to camera), Secretary J. T. Koehler, George Elsey (head turned) and Charles Murphy. From: Album gift from Admiral Robert Dennison.

Truman and party at Key West

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party pose for a group photo on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, while on vacation. Front row, left to right: Philip Maguire, Bruce Forsyth, George Elsey, Joseph Feeney, David Lloyd, Stephen Spingarn. Second row, left to right: Clark Clifford, William Hassett, John Snyder, President Truman, John Steelman, Charles Ross, Frank Pace. Back row, left to right: Charles Murphy, Robert Landry, Robert Dennison, Harry Vaughan, Wallace Graham, David Niles, Donald Dawson.

George M. Elsey

George McKee Elsey, who was appointed to a $10,000 a year job as Administrative Assistant to President Truman. From Oakmont, Pennsylvania, he formerly was assistant to Clark M. Clifford, the President's Special Counsel.