Smathers, George A. (George Armistead), 1913-2007

President Harry S. Truman (at left) receiving first registration credentials for 1948 National Convention of the American Legion from Representative George A. Smathers of Florida (center) and Leonce R. Legendre (right).

The first family arrives by airplane at Boca Chica, Key West, Florida. Left to right: First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Captain Adell, Press Secretary Charles Ross (rear), Representative George Smathers. In the background is the Independence. Press and US Military are also present. See also:2006-233 or 66-944. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4 X 5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman poses for photographers with his luncheon guests while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the front row from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, and Senator Claude Pepper. Standing in the back row from left to right are Mr. Fitzpatrick, Governor Fuller Warren, Representative George Smathers, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Hicks.

President Harry S. Truman poses for photographers with his luncheon guests while on vacation in Key West, Florida. Seated in the front row from left to right are Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, President Harry S. Truman, and Senator Claude Pepper. Standing in the back row from left to right are Mr. Fitzpatrick, Governor Fuller Warren, Representative George Smathers, Mr. Griffin, and Mr. Hicks.

From left to right, Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers, General Harry Vaughan, Chief Justice Fred Vinson, and Congressman George Smathers (in background, near steps) arrive in Boca Chica, Florida to join the rest of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party in Key West. Standing on the right is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and his guests enjoyed lunch at the Little White House, Key West, Florida, while President Truman was there on vacation. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal, President Truman, and Florida Senator Claude Pepper. Back row, left to right: Paul E. Fitzpatrick, New York Democratic State Chairman; the Honorable Fuller Warren, Governor-elect of Florida; The Honorable George A. Smathers, member of Congress; Mr. C. V. Griffin, citrus grower; and Mr. Leonard Hicks, operator of the Casa Marina Hotel at Key West.

President Harry S. Truman and his guests enjoyed lunch at the Little White House, Key West, Florida, while President Truman was there on vacation. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal, President Truman, and Florida Senator Claude Pepper. Back row, left to right: Paul E. Fitzpatrick, New York Democratic State Chairman; the Honorable Fuller Warren, Governor-elect of Florida; The Honorable George A. Smathers, member of Congress; Mr. C. V. Griffin, citrus grower; and Mr. Leonard Hicks, operator of the Casa Marina Hotel at Key West.

President Harry S. Truman and his luncheon guests pose for photographers at the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal; President Truman; and Florida Senator Claude Pepper. Back row, left to right: Paul E. Fitzpatrick, New York Democratic State Chairman; the Honorable Fuller Warren, Governor-elect of Florida; the Honorable George A. Smathers, member of Congress; Mr. C. V. Griffin, citrus grower; and Mr. Leonard Hicks, operator of the Casa Marina Hotel at Key West. The cameraman in the corner is unidentified.

John R. Steelman is attending the founding of the Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center in Miami, Florida. Standing, from left to right: Ambassador Richard C. Patterson, and Congressman George Smathers. Seated, left to right: John R. Steelman, unidentified man, and Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer.