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Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

Truman at the Lincoln Memorial for birthday ceremonies

President Harry S. Truman arrives for a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial for President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. L to R in front of car: W. Elkins Reed, Assistant to the Chairman of the ceremonies; General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy; President Truman; First Lady Mrs. Bess Truman; General U. S. Grant III; Admiral Robert Dennison; unidentified officer. Others are unidentified.

Truman Dinner with President Dutra

At the Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman attend a banquet held at the conclusion of the Inter-American Conference for the Peace and Security of the Western Hemisphere. Left to right are President Dutra's daughter, President Truman, Brazil's President Eurico Gaspar Dutra, and Bess Truman. The others are unidentified. (Photo is faded color.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess and Margaret Truman, and members of the Cabinet pose on the White House lawn

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and members of the Cabinet pause on the White House lawn before leaving for the Capitol to attend a joint session of Congress. Left to right are: Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, Attorney General Tom Clark, Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of Treasury John Snyder, Secretary of Interior Julius Krug, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of Commerce Averell Harriman, and Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach. The photo is autographed by each person.

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman pose with film stars in the East Room of the White House

Film stars in Washington, D.C., to take part in Roosevelt Birthday Ball activities, pose in the East Room of the White House with President Harry S. Truman and members of his family. In the front row are (left to right): Ilene Woods, Diana Lynn, Margaret Truman, Margaret O'Brian, President Truman, Bess Truman, Constance Moore, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Eileen Barton. In the back row are (left to right): Jo Stafford, Eleanor Lambert, Angela Lansbury, Helen Sioussat, Eddie Bracken, Paul Henreid, Zachary Scott, Alexis Smith, Cesar Romero, Lucy Munroe, William Bendix, Reginald Gardner, Sgt.