Five years after he’d left the White House, Truman (not visibly flanked by any Secret Service) took a monthlong Mediterranean tour. Here, he walks through the alleys of St. Paul de Vence. Behind him are his traveling companions, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rosenman.
Other vacations were less formal, like this trip to Key West, Florida in November of 1951. The man holding up swimming trunks is General Harry H. Vaughan.
Doesn’t he look happy as a clam in the Key West “chow line” for lunch?
Nothing slowed old Harry down.
President Truman didn’t pass until the day after Christmas of 1972 at the age of 88. His wife, Bess, outlived him by another decade, making her the oldest living First Lady to date.
Here they are with daughter Margaret in the lounge of the American President Lines’ President Cleveland, April 28, 1953, before sailing for San Francisco and home after a one-month Hawaiian vacation.
Aloha!
Nice pictures of President Truman. I can’t imagine any former President walking down an alley without a whole bunch of Secret Service guards.
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Yes. He was a couple notches better than the current lot. A man of the people.
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He fired a lot less of his staff.
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General George Marshall was no political ally. But Truman appreciated and trusted in Marshall’s competence. This current buffoon is a disgrace and needs to be removed ASAP.
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Seems like the times were more innocent but they really were not.
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Civil strife and Foreign Wars in every time.
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He certainly did get around. For an older gentleman, he didn’t seem to mind shirtless photos. And a good fisherman to boot.
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An angler, yes! The current pres can keep his shirt on.
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