Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (left, front)

During a visit to the Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1923. Also present in the front row are Lieutenant Commander Charleton E. Battle, Jr., of the Newport Training Station, and Rear Admiral Clarence S. Williams, President of the Naval War College. Standing behind and to the left of Mr. Roosevelt is Commander Robert L. Ghormley, Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Note old, and well-polished, Dahlgren boat howitzers flanking the flagpole.