| Because Key West is such a beautiful and laid | | | | several return trips back to the home that |
| back island there are many celebrities past | | | | was unofficially dubbed the " Southernmost |
| and present who have visited or made our | | | | White House." |
| island paradise their home. | | | | |
| | | | Several other very respectable Presidents and |
| Key West's most famous celebrity would be | | | | politicians have stayed in the Truman "Little |
| Ernest Hemingway who lived on the island from | | | | White House": |
| 1928 to 1939. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is | | | | |
| his most popular work penned while living in | | | | In 1948 General General Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| his famous compound off of Duval Street. He | | | | held meetings here that resulted in creating |
| also spent his free time fishing in the Dry | | | | the Department of Defense. He returned almost |
| Tortugas waters and drinking at the famous | | | | 10 years later as President to recuperate |
| Sloppy Joe's bar bar where he is still | | | | from a heart attack. |
| revered and remembered both for his wild | | | | |
| streak and generous spirit. | | | | President John Kennedy held a one day summit |
| | | | here in 1961 with British Prime Minister |
| Tennessee Williams, playwright of both well | | | | Harold Macmillan. |
| known works, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and | | | | |
| "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" was often seen at the | | | | President Jimmy Carter held a family reunion |
| Heritage House along with poet Robert Frost. | | | | in the home in 1996. |
| Actually, The Heritage House is where Robert | | | | |
| Frost wrote his famous "The Gift Outright" | | | | In 2001 Secretary of State Colin Powell |
| which is most known for being read at JFK's | | | | opened a week of OSCE peace talks at the |
| inauguration ceremony. The Robert Frost | | | | site. |
| Poetry Festival is now held here yearly. | | | | |
| | | | On February 12, 1974 the home was added to |
| President Harry S. Truman spent his winters | | | | the U.S. National Register of Historic |
| in Key West during his presidency. In fact | | | | Places. In 1991, the house became a state |
| the winter home which was originally the | | | | historic site & museum. |
| first officer's quarters on the naval station | | | | |
| (and was once occupied by Thomas Edison | | | | Jimmy Buffet, the laid back beach bum |
| during WW1 while serving in the navy) is now | | | | musician established this attitude after |
| known as the Harry S. Truman Little White | | | | being introduced to Key West where he moved |
| House because of the time he spent in the | | | | during the early 70's. In 1985, the singer |
| home during 11 visits to Key West. Also to | | | | songwriter/film producer/author also opened |
| pay respect to the President, Division Street | | | | the first of his popular Margaritaville |
| was renamed Truman Avenue in 1948 after his | | | | restaurants on Duval Street where it remains |
| reelection. Upon leaving office Truman made | | | | a popular spot for locals and tourists alike. |