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Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008

President Harry S. Truman Throws First Pitch

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium on the opening day of baseball season. Front row, from left to right: Admiral Robert Dennison, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Harry S. Truman, Robert Landry, Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack, and Vice President Alben Barkley. Behind Vice President Barkley is Washington Senators Manager Bucky Harris. Between Mr. Mack and Mr. Barkley is Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Alben Barkley Watch Inaugural Parade

President Harry S. Truman (center, left) and Vice President Alben Barkley (center, right) watch the Inaugural Parade from the viewing stands. Also present, seated in the first row, left to right, are: unidentified woman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt, General Harry Vaughan, General Robert Landry, and Admiral Robert Dennison. Seated behind Mrs. Truman is Margaret Truman. Seated in the third row, second from the left is General Omar Bradley. Seated in the second row, in between General Vaughan and General Landry is Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath.

Overview of a luncheon given for Perle Mesta at Hotel Pierce, NYC, with Margaret Truman attending

Margaret Truman sits to the left of the speaker, Thomas Watson, at a luncheon honoring Perle Mesta, U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, given by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Woll at Hotel Pierce in New York City. Perle Mesta is on the speaker's right, and to her right is Matthew Woll. (See 2009-1966 and 1967.)