Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

President Harry S. Truman outside the Lincoln Memorial, during ceremonies commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. From left to right: General Robert Landry, unidentified man, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, unidentified man, and General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (head bent looking at down at table) and other unidentified dignitaries at the head table talking to each other at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bess W. Truman is on the far right. The dinner was held at the National Guard Armory.

President Harry S. Truman at the podium, receiving applause during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; William Boyle, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee; First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left), the Shah of Iran (center), and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (right) at a banquet in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and the Shah of Iran in a receiving line at a dinner given in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) with Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred Vinson (second from left) a banquet in honor of the Shah of Iran's visit to the United States.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, the Shah of Iran, and an unidentified dignitary in a receiving line at a dinner given in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States.

President Harry S. Truman (left) talks to the Shah of Iran (center) at a banquet given in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States. First Lady Bess W. Truman is on the right.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (right) with Howard Mitchell (center), conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, on the occasion of Margaret Truman's concert at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (right) and Margaret Truman (center) at Washington National Airport preparing to leave for a vacation in Key West, Florida. Others are unidentified.