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Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

President Harry S. Truman in his working office

President Harry S. Truman in his working office at the Harry S. Truman Library. This photo was taken while President Truman was preparing for an interview with Edward R. Murrow. Both President Truman and former Prime Minister Clement Attlee where being interviewed for Murrow's "Small World" program. Several men from the news crew are setting up. Bess Truman is sitting in a chair in the office. See also motion picture MP59-5.

President Harry S. Truman in his working office

President Harry S. Truman in his working office at the Harry S. Truman Library. This photo was taken while President Truman was preparing for an interview with Edward R. Murrow. Both President Truman and former Prime Minister Clement Attlee where being interviewed for Murrow's "Small World" program. Several men from the news crew are setting up. Bess Truman is sitting in a chair in the office. See also motion picture MP59-5.

President Harry S. Truman in his working office

President Harry S. Truman in his working office at the Harry S. Truman Library. This photo was taken while President Truman was preparing for an interview with Edward R. Murrow. Both President Truman and former Prime Minister Clement Attlee were being interviewed for Murrow's "Small World" program. Several men from the news crew are setting up. Bess Truman is sitting in a chair in the office. See also motion picture MP59-5.

President Harry S. Truman in his working office

President Harry S. Truman in his working office at the Harry S. Truman Library (back to camera). This photo was taken while President Truman was preparing for an interview with Edward R. Murrow. Both President Truman and former Prime Minister Clement Attlee where being interviewed for Murrow's "Small World" program. Several men from the news crew are setting up. Bess Truman is sitting in a chair in the office. See also motion picture MP59-5.

President Harry S. Truman in his working office

President Harry S. Truman in his working office at the Harry S. Truman Library. This photo was taken while President Truman was preparing for an interview with Edward R. Murrow. Both President Truman and former Prime Minister Clement Attlee were being interviewed for Murrow's "Small World" program. Several men from the news crew are setting up. Bess Truman is sitting in a chair in the office (back to camera). See also motion picture MP59-5.

President Harry S. Truman in his working office

President Harry S. Truman in his working office at the Harry S. Truman Library. This photo was taken while President Truman was preparing for an interview with Edward R. Murrow. Both President Truman and former Prime Minister Clement Attlee were being interviewed for Murrow's "Small World" program. Several men from the news crew are setting up. Bess Truman is sitting in a chair in the office. See also motion picture MP59-5.

President Harry S. Truman welcoming Prime Minister Ali Khan to Blair House

President Harry S. Truman and his wife, Bess Truman, welcome Prime Minister Ali Khan and his wife, Begum Liaquat Ali Khan to Blair House. Pictured left to right are President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Begum Liaquat Ali Khan, Bess Truman, Prime Minister Ali Khan, and an unidentified member of the Prime Minister's party. From photograph album, "Visit of his Excellency Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the United States of America, May 3 to May 26, 1950."

Truman Welcomes Prime Minister Ali Khan of Pakistan

Prime Minister Ali Khan of Pakistan is greeted by President Harry S. Truman upon his arrival at the Washington National Airport. From left to Right, Prime Minister Ali Khan, Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, an unidentified man and an unidentified member of Ali Khan's party. From album, "Visit of His Excellency Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, to the United States of America, May 3 to May 26, 1950."

Independence High School Senior Class Photo

Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace, and Charles Ross, among others, posing for high school graduating class photo, Independence, Missouri, 1901. Back row: Henry Chiles; Elmer Twyman; William Lloyd Garrett; Harry Truman; Will Long; Myrtle Cronkhite; Laura Ford; Mary Anderson; Gertrude Dixon; Laura Kingsbury. Third row: Crawford Compton; Leura Walters; Katie Krey; Gertrude Reyner. Second row: Tasker P. Taylor; Louretta Meador; Minnie Carpenter; Grace Crandall; Mary Taylor; James T. Brown; Mary Chinn; Itaska Atkinson; Bertha Roberts; Bess Wallace.

President Truman at a Baseball Game, Griffith Stadium

President Harry S. Truman attending a Washington Senators baseball game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C. Standing in the front row behind the Presidential seal, from left to right: Bess Truman; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; President Truman, Fred Vinson. The first three men in the second row are (left to right) Admiral Robert Dennison, General Harry Vaughan, and Special Assistant Averell Harriman. All others are unidentified.