Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Bess Truman, in a flowered sundress, accompanied by Harry S. Truman, snaps a few vacation photos on the terrace of the Chateau Saint-Martin in Vence, France, during their European tour. The young man at right is unidentified. (From original slide SL2578) From: Truman Home.

Left to right: Clifton Daniel, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman Daniel, and Harry S. Truman pose for photographers on the docks at New York City, prior to Mr. and Mrs. Truman boarding the S.S. Independence for their European tour. (From original slide SL2607) From: Truman Home.

Left to right: Bess Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, and Judge Samuel Rosenman watch a volcano on the Azores Islands, Portugal, while passing by on the S.S. Constitution on their way to their European tour. (From original slide 2608) From: Truman Home.

On the docks at Naples, Italy, during his European tour, former President Harry S. Truman (left) walks by an ocean liner with an unidentified official of the American Export Lines. Behind him are Mrs. Samuel Rosenman (left) and Bess Truman. (From original slide SL2612) From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, Mrs. Samuel Rosenman (center), and former President Harry S. Truman lunch outdoors at the Chateau Madrid, Italy, during their 1958 European tour. (From original slide SL2618) From: Truman Home.

Left to right, Bess Truman, Mrs. Sam Rosenman, Former President Truman, and Sam Rosenman lunch outdoors at the Chateau Madrid, Italy, during their 1958 European tour. (From original slide SL2619) From: Truman Home.

Secretary of the Interior, Oscar Chapman (head of receiving line), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (second in line, partly obscured) greet Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (back to camera, second from right) and Princess Elizabeth (back to camera, right) while President Harry S. Truman (right) looks on. Also pictured, back to camera: Margaret Truman (left); and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from left). Under Secretary of State, James E. Webb, stands in center in the receiving line. All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman are introduced to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol (behind Princess Elizabeth) at Washington National Airport. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left) introduces President of France Vincent Auriol (foreground, third from right) to First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, second from left) and Margaret Truman (foreground, left). Also pictured, foreground: Madame Michelle Auriol (second from right) and John F. Simmons, Chief of Protocol (right). Background, left to right: General Robert Landry; Admiral Robert Dennison; General Harry Vaughan; and French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (partly obscured). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Edgar Morris, President of the Washington Board of Trade (at podium) gives a welcoming address for President Auriol of France. Front row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Harry S. Truman, French President Vincent Auriol, District Commissioner John R. Young, unidentified (behind Morris), First Lady Bess W.