Collection Presidential Retreats
Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Harry S. Truman's "Little White House" - Photo 2
- Date of Work
- March 1950
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
Harry S. Truman's "Little White House" - Photo 2
This photograph taken by Paul Begley shows President Harry S. Truman with his Secret Service detail walking in Key West, Florida, in March, 1950. The presidential yacht Williamsburg can be seen in the background.
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