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Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

President Harry S. Truman holds a press conference at the Little White House, Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman holds a post-election press conference during his vacation in Key West, Florida. Members of the media are unidentified. Seated second from the left is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing behind Truman (from left to right) are two unidentified men, Department of State Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Captain Robert Dennison, Washington State Governor Monrad Wallgren, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan (party obscured by Truman), Administrative Assistant David Niles, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, and Special Counsel Clark Clifford.

President Harry S. Truman Holds a Press Conference, Key West, Florida

President Harry S. Truman (standing, center) holds a press conference in the garden of the Little White House while on post-election vacation in Key West, Florida. Of those who can be identified, standing behind Truman are (from left to right) Captain Robert Dennison, Washington State Governor Mon Wallgren, Admiral William Leahy, General Harry Vaughan, Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington, and Special Counsel Clark Clifford. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman and Others Watch the HMS Renown

President Harry S. Truman (center, bottom), James F. Byrnes (left, bottom), and Admiral William D. Leahy (right, bottom) watch as the HMS Renown sets off. King George VI traveled on the Renown to visit President Truman on the USS Augusta, before the Augusta returned to the United States after the Potsdam Conference. Others are unidentified. From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol. 2 of 2.

President Harry S. Truman Returns to the United States After the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman and members of his party aboard the USS Augusta as the ship entered Chesapeake Bay, returning President Truman from the Potsdam Conference in Germany. Fourth from left is ship's clerk Edwin L. Hoying; Captain James Vardaman is sixth from the left (in dark uniform); to his left is Press Secretary Charles Ross; to his left is Secretary of State James Byrnes; to his left is President Truman; and to his left is Admiral William Leahy. Lieutenant George Elsey is the tall person two rows behind President Truman.

King George VI Preparing to Depart the USS Augusta

King George VI of Great Britain prepares to depart the USS Augusta, after visiting President Harry S. Truman. President Truman was on board the Augusta as he returned to the United States from the Potsdam Conference. From left to right: Secretary of State James Byrnes (in civilian suit and hat), Admiral William D. Leahy (back to camera), Captain James Foskett (partly obscured by Truman and Leahy), President Truman, and King George VI. All others are unidentified. From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol. 2 of 2.

James F. Byrnes and King George VI Shake Hands

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (foreground, second from left) and King George VI (center, right) shake hands during the King visit aboard the USS Augusta. Also present are Admiral William D. Leahy (left), President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left, mostly obscured by King George VI), Captain James Foskett (right), and Captain James K. Vardaman (just behind Captain Foskett). All others are unidentified. King George VI visited the Augusta before it left to return to the United States from the Potsdam Conference. From the album President's trip to the Berlin Conference, vol.

King George VI and President Harry S. Truman Aboard the USS Augusta

King George VI of Great Britain (foreground, left) and President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center, wearing civilian suit) on board the USS Augusta as King George prepares to leave. Standing between King George VI and President Truman is Admiral William D. Leahy. Standing behind President Truman, mostly obscured, is Secretary of State James Byrnes. Standing opposite King George VI is Captain James Foskett, Commanding Officer of the Augusta. All others are unidentified.