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Niles, David K., 1892-1952

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.

Governor Wallgren and David K. Niles prepare to enter President Truman's quarters at Key West

Governor Mon C. Wallgren (State of Washington) and Mr. David K. Niles (Administrative Assistant to the President) arrive to join President Harry S. Truman's party at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. (Same as 98-1334) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Staff Picture Taken Outside of the Little White House at Key West

Staff photograph taken outside the Little White House, Key West during President Harry S. Truman's vacation trip. First row, left to right: Philip F. Maguire, Dr. Bruce D. Forsyth, George Elsey, Joseph Feeney, David Lloyd, Stephen Spingarn. Second row, left to right: Clark Clifford, William D. Hassett, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, President Harry S. Truman, John R. Steelman, Press Secretary Charles Ross, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr. Third row, left to right: Charles S.

Group Photograph of the President's Party, Key West, Florida

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party are posing from a group photograph outside the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: John R. Steelman, First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, William Hassett. Second row, left to right: Stephen Spingarn, General Robert Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham and David Niles.

President Truman Greets Visitors

President Harry S. Truman (center, in light shirt and pants) joins in the fun of the mock reception held for the arrival of Press Secretary Charles Ross (right) and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (far right in profile) at Key West, Florida. Also present are (from left to right) State Department Chief of Protocol Stanley Woodward, Administrative Assistant David Niles, Assistant to the President John Steelman, and Governor of Washington Mon Wallgren. All others are unidentified. Truman and his staff and advisors were in Key West for a post-election vacation.