Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

President Harry S. Truman at the District Building in Washington, D.C. during a welcoming ceremony for French President Vincent Auriol. Front row, from left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Secretary of Defense George Marshall, French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet, Vice President Alben Barkley, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, President Truman, French President Auriol, and District Commissioner John R. Young. The man speaking at the podium is unidentified.

Welcoming ceremonies in honor of French President Vincent Auriol. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, French President Auriol, Washington, D.C. Commissioner John R. Young, and unidentified men. In the second row are Attorney General J. Howard McGrath (left of Acheson), French Ambassador to the United States Henri Bonnet (between Marshall and Truman), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (between Truman and Auriol, partly obscured).

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center), Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (foreground, left), Margaret Truman (right) await the arrival of the President of France, Vincent Auriol, and Madame Auriol during their visit to Washington, D.C. Also present are General Robert Landry (back row, left) and Admiral Robert Dennison (back row, right).

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, first from left) with French President Vincent Auriol (second from left) during Auriol's visit to Washington, D.C. Also present is First Lady Bess W. Truman (behind and to the right of President Auriol). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and his family greeting the President of France, Vincent Auriol and Madame Auriol during their visit to Washington, D.C. From left to right: Margaret Truman, General Robert Landry, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Admiral Robert Dennison, President Truman, President Auriol, Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol, General Harry Vaughan (background), French Ambassador Henri Bonnet (partly obscured), and unidentified man (holding hat).

Former President Harry S. Truman plays the piano for President and Mrs. Kennedy and their dinner guests assembled in the White House East Room. The White House released this picture. Pianist Eugene List, who gave an after-dinner recital, stands at right. Visible in the front row, from left are: Mrs. Bess Truman, President John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, partly hidden, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Same as 68-1026 and 93-384, but a better and clearer photo than either.

Bess Truman speaks with a group of servicemen (probably a chorus) standing on risers at a USO gathering in Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman receives an introduction from an unidentified spokeswoman at a Community Chest luncheon. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, standing at the head of the table, attends a luncheon with unidentified members of the Woman's Democratic Club at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The table is decorated with a miniature "parade float" featuring Harry Truman and the State of Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Mrs. Harry Truman attended a special ceremony this morning dedicating a gift book to the Philippines at the Y.W.C.A. Left to right: Mrs. Paul V. McNutt, wife of the present Commissioner of the Philippines; Mrs. Bess Truman; and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, wife of the former Governor of the Philippines. From: Truman Home.