Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Bess Truman sits next to Harry S. Truman, surrounded by stacks of books in the study of their home in Independence, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Bess Truman (center) pose for a photograph with Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) in the Truman home in Independence, Missouri. The photo is signed by Mr. Truman.

Former President Harry S. Truman (seated, right) visits with Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME), seated at left, at Truman's home in Independence, Missouri. Standing (left to right): Sam Hipsh, Sumner Redstone, Charles Hipsh, and Sherrill Corwin. The photograph is signed by Truman.

Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) shakes hands with former President Harry S. Truman during a visit to the Truman Home in Independence, Missouri. The photograph is autographed by Truman.

An unidentified friend raises a toast to former president Harry S. Truman (seated, left) and former first lady Bess Truman (seated, center) at the party in honor of their 47th wedding anniversary.

Former president Harry S. Truman and former first lady Bess Truman pose for a photograph with Miriam Lerner.

(L-R) Edwin Pauley, former president Harry S. Truman, former first lady Bess Truman, and Admiral Robert Dennison stand in the living room of the Truman's home in Independence, Missouri.

(L-R) Vice-President Lyndon Johnson and Harry S. Truman converse during a celebration for Truman's seventy-eighth birthday held at the President Hotel in Kansas City. The photograph is autographed by both Johnson and Truman.

The official party poses at the Grand Staircase during the dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. Front row (L-R): President Truman, former First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Margaret Truman Daniel, E. Clifton Daniel, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C. Negatives of the photograph are in the collection. (Original negative KN-C19292 in Kennedy Library.)

Former president Harry S. Truman sits at the White House piano with his daughter, Margaret Truman Daniel, who seems to be having quite a laugh. The Kennedys were hosting the Trumans in a White House dinner in their honor. In her book, Margaret Truman Daniel said that Jacqueline Kennedy took this picture and later sent a print to the Trumans. The picture is torn in the upper right corner.