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

President Harry S. Truman holding a press conference on the lawn of the Little White House. Standing from left to right: Mr. Phil Regan, Mr. David K. Niles, Mr. Stephen T. Spingarn, Mr. Stanley Woodward, Mr. Donald S. Dawson, Mr. Matthew J. Connelly, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Mr. William D. Hassett, unidentified, Major General Wallace H. Graham, and Mr. Charles G. Ross. The man writing on his knee next to Mr. Ross is Edwin W. Darby. Identifiable men sitting around President Harry S. Truman (center, in white chair) are Mr.

President Harry S. Truman on the South Quay Wall near the bow of the U.S.S. Williamsburg awaiting the return of Mr. William D. Hassett's and Commander Horace D. Warden's fishing party, arriving in the picket boat. Lieutenant Hoye D. Moore, back to camera, is talking to Commander Warden (cap) and Mr. Hassett (obscured by Moore) who are still on the picket boat. Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison is talking to President Truman (in white cap and colorful shirt). Ms. Margaret Truman is cranking up her Polaroid Land Camera Model 95 for some 1-minute pictures. From: Robert L. Dennison.

A 2:00 P.M. Sunday luncheon on the lawn of the Little White House in Key West, Florida, for the President and his party. Left to right, clockwise starting at the extreme left: President Harry S. Truman, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Mr. Donald S. Dawson, Mr. Stephen T. Spingarn, Mr. Charles G. Ross, Mr. William D. Hassett, Ms. Margaret Truman (hidden by palm tree), Brigadier General Wallace D. Graham, Brigadier General Robert B. Landry, Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Mrs. Bess Truman, and Mr. Stanley Woodward. From: Robert L. Dennison

Members of President Harry S. Truman's party relaxing on the after deck of his yacht, the U.S.S. Williamsburg, as the U.S.S. William C. Lawe provides escort in the background, during a vacation cruise to Key West, Florida. From left to right: David Stowe, John Steelman, William D. Hassett, Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Press Secretary Chares Ross, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, Major General Harry Vaughan, and Brigadier General Robert Landry. From: Robert L. Dennison.

Robert E. Hannagan and William D. Hassett come on board the Williamsburg on return from Bermuda trip. Left to right: General Wallace Graham; President Harry S. Truman; Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder; Ted Marks; Robert Hannegan; Press Secretary Charles Ross; William Hassett and General Harry Vaughan. Same as 66-1545. From: 12x18 Metal Album.

Fleet maneuvers off the Atlantic coast on the U.S.S. Roosevelt. The group posing, left to right: Captain E. B. Taylor, aide to Secretary of the Navy; Clark Clifford; Admiral William Leahy; Press Secretary Charles Ross; White House physician General Wallace H. Graham; James Forrestal; William D. Hassert; President Harry S. Truman; Edwin Locke, Jr.; John R. Steelman; General Harry Vaughan; Richmond B. Keech. Same as 77-162. From: Papers of Charles Ross; 12x18 Metal album with letters CGR.

Margaret Truman shows her new camera to Bess Truman, David Niles, Stephen Spingarn, General Wallace Graham and William Hassett. Charles Ross is in background, far left. Same as 66-884. From: Album from Robert L. Dennison.

Shown together on the lawn of the Little White House are left to right, back row: Stephen Springarn, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham and David Niles. Front row are, left to right: John Steelman, Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman and William Hassett.

Left to right: David Niles, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham and William Hassett at Truman Beach during presidential visit to Key West, Florida. From: Album, gift from Rear Admiral Robert Dennison.

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.