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Former President Truman at banquet honoring him on his 70th birthday

97-2099
Accession Number
97-2099
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350900176
Keywords
Children of presidents
Dinners and dining
Ex-presidents
First ladies
Fund raising
Presidential libraries
HST Keywords
Hotels - Waldorf-Astoria; New York - New York - Truman Visits to; Truman - Birthday - 70th - 1954; Truman - Banquets - Dinners - Post Presidential - New York, New York; Truman - Library - Fund Raising; Truman - Bess - Fund Drives - Truman Library; Truman, Margaret - Fund Drives - Truman Library
People Pictured
O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
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Description
A series of five photos showing former President Harry S. Truman, Bess, and Margaret Truman during a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel honoring Mr. Truman on his 70th birthday. The dinner, given by the Truman Library Committee, seeks to raise $1,500,000 to build a Library in Independence. Seated between Bess and Margaret Truman is Basil O'Connor. Former President Truman is at podium.
Date(s)
May 8, 1954