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

Presidential party on the steps of Bancroft Hall

The Presidential party is shown on the steps of Bancroft Hall viewing the noon meal formation of the Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Aubrey Fitch, Brigadier General Wallace Graham, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Major General Harry Vaughan (partly obscured by Forrestal), Rear Admiral Stuart Ingersoll, Admiral William Leahy, Press Secretary Charles Ross. Others are unidentified. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

President Truman presented a gift at Naval Academy

President Harry S. Truman presented with a gift of a set of Wedgewood service plates depicting Naval Academy scenes from the Brigade of Midshipmen by Midshipman Judson D. Langston, Brigade Captain. President Truman is visiting the Naval Academy at Annapolis. In back, General Harry Vaughan is at left (viewed from side), Admiral William Leahy is second from left, and Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal is third from left behind President Truman. Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch is standing between Truman and Midshipman Langston. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

President Truman and others at Naval Academy Brigade review

President Harry S. Truman at the review of the Brigade of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. Left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Captain James Foskett, Presidential Naval Aide; Captain Jesse R. Wallace, Chief of Staff, Severn River, Naval Command; Captain William R. Smedberg, Aide to Secretary Forrestal; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; President Harry S. Truman; Fleet Admiral Aubrey Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

The Presidential Box at the Navy-Penn State football game

In the Presidential Box at the Navy-Penn State football game. Front row, left to right: Admiral Chester Nimitz; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; Gwyneth (Mrs. Aubrey W.) Fitch; President Harry S. Truman; Admiral Aubrey Fitch; and Admiral William Leahy. Second row, left to right: Mr. Locke; General Wallace Graham; Mr. R. D. Hetzel; General Harry Vaughan; Captain James Foskett; and press secretary Charles Ross. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

The President in his automobile during visit to Naval Academy

The President embarks in his automobile after reviewing the Brigade of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy. Left to right: President Harry S. Truman; Admiral William Leahy; Captain James Foskett; Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal; and Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. From the album, Visit of President Truman to the U.S. Naval Academy.

Mr. Molotov, Mr. Byrnes, The President and Marshal Stalin at Potsdam

From left to right, Vyacheslav Molotov, Secretary of State James Byrnes, President Harry S. Truman, and Joseph Stalin at the Mr. Stalin's quarters in Babelsberg during the Potsdam Conference. In the second row are (left to right) Charles Bohlen, Admiral William Leahy , and Andrei Gromyko. Same as 63-1455-76. From the album: President's Trip to the Berlin Conference.