Truman and Barkley Families at White House

Truman - Bess - Family - HST - MT - Presidency; Truman - Campaigns - Presidential - 1948 - Dist. Columbia; Truman - Dignitaries - Barkley - Alben; Truman - Family - Wife - Daughter - 1948; Truman - Margaret - Family - HST & Bess - Presidency

People Pictured

Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Geist, Irving, 1900-1970

Truitt, Marian Frances, 1909-1996

Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008

Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980

Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

Vaughan, Harry H., 1893-1981

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Description

From left to right: Vice President-elect Alben Barkley; Mrs. Marian Barkley Truitt; Margaret Truman; First Lady Bess W. Truman; and President Harry S. Truman on the steps of the White House the day after President Truman won the 1948 presidential election. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison. Standing in the background between Mrs. Truman and President Truman is Irving Geist. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Date(s)

November 5, 1948

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Truman and Barkley Families at White House