Hassett, William D. (William David), 1880-1965

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House, Key West, Florida. President Truman is standing in the center, wearing a tie and suit jacket. Standing behind Mr. Truman are, from left to right: three unidentified men; General Wallace Graham; John Steelman; Captain Robert Dennison; William Hassett; General Robert Landry; unidentified man; Eben Ayers; Clark Clifford; unidentified man. All others are unidentified. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Margaret Truman (center) demonstrates her 60 second printing camera as the First Lady Bess Truman, David Niles, Stephen Spingarn, General Wallace Graham, M.D., and William Hassett look on. They are on a presidential vacation in Key West, Florida. The Little White House is in the background.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Standing behind the President are, from left to right: unidentified man; Press Secretary Charles Ross; Stanley Woodward; John R. Steelman; Admiral William Leahy; William Hassett; William Bray; General Robert Landry; General Wallace Graham; and Eben Ayers. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party are posing for a photograph outside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, from left to right: John R. Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, Eben Ayers.

Group photo of President Harry S. Truman and his party while on vacation at Key West, Florida. President Harry S. Truman and his advisors pose for a photograph inside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John R. Steelman, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, William Hassett. Back row, left to right: William Bray, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, and Eben Ayers.

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. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated, center) speaks with reporters while his advisors stand in the background. Standing behind President Truman are (from left to right): five unidentified men; John R. Steelman; Roger Tubby; unidentified military officer; Charles Murphy; William Hassett; Joseph Short; two unidentified partly obscured men; Joseph Feeney; and General Robert Landry. The press conference was held in the garden of the Little White House in Key West Florida during the President's vacation. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and the rest of his vacation party at Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Joseph G. Feeney, Charles Murphy, Admiral William D. Leahy, President Truman, John R. Steelman, William D. Hassett, Roger Tubby. Back row, left to right: David E. Bell, Donald S. Dawson, Admiral Robert Dennison, Joseph H. Short, Matthew Connelly, Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, David Stowe, and David D. Lloyd.

President Harry S. Truman (seated on the right, smiling at the camera) gives a press conference in the garden of the Little White House, in Key West, Florida. Assistant to the President John R. Steelman is standing second from the right. William Hassett is standing on the right. Captain Cecil Adell is fourth from the right. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) talks with an unidentified officer on board the USS Missouri. Also present are (left to right) James Foskett, William Hassett, Matthew J. Connelly, and John R. Steelman. President Truman and members of his party are on board the USS Missouri as they return to the United States from an official visit to Rio de Janeiro.