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

President Harry S. Truman and members of his vacation party pose for photograph in the garden of the Little White House. Back row, left to right: Administrative Assistant to the President Donald Dawson, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers, General Robert Landry, General Harry Vaughan, Leslie Biffle, Special Counsel to the President Clark Clifford, Stanley Woodward, General Wallace Graham, Captain Robert Dennison, William J. Bray, Jonathan Daniels. Front row, left to right: Correspondence Secretary William D.

Stereoscope photo of President Harry S. Truman (first row, center) autographing a baseball for a young boy. First row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; President Truman; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row: Matthew Connelly, Appointments Secretary to the President (center); and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to the President (right). All others unidentified.

Stereoscope photo of President Harry S. Truman and others standing for the National Anthem at a baseball game. First row, left to right: Reathel Odum; First Lady Bess W. Truman; President Harry S. Truman; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row: Matthew Connelly, Appointments Secretary to the President (third from left); and William Hassett, Correspondence Secretary to the President (fourth from left). Standing in the third row, directly behind Admiral Leahy is Senator Arthur Vandenberg. All others unidentified.

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's staff at work in the garden of the Little White House in Key West, Florida. From left to right: unidentified photographer, Administrative Assistant David Stowe, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, unidentified courier, and Assistant to the President John Steelman.

From left to right: Captain Taylor, Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, unidentified Navy officer (partly obscured), Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William D. Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, Correspondence Secretary William Hassett, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke, Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan, and two unidentified men. They are aboard the U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.

Standing in front of airplanes, from left to right: Captain Taylor, unidentified, Captain Clark Clifford, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Wallace Graham, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, William Hassett, President Harry S. Truman, Special Assistant to the President Edwin Locke (partly obscured), John Steelman, Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, and unidentified. They are aboard the aircraft carrier U. S. S. Franklin D. Roosevelt, during fleet maneuvers off the Virginia Capes.