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Bess Truman (center), Mrs. Charles Brannan (right), and an unidentified woman (left) meet at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C., to attend a luncheon. They are to appear later that evening at a reception to honor "Women in Politics." From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman (left) chats with Mrs. Charles Brannan (wife of the Secretary of Agriculture) at a luncheon at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Both are to appear later that evening at a reception to honor "Women in Politics." From: Truman Home.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (far right) and Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup (center) with Emma Martin, wife of the United States Consul to Taiwan, in Taipei. This photo was taken by Vernice Anderson when she traveled with Ambassador Jessup on his mission to the Far East.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (left, standing) addressing the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul. Also pictured in the background from left to right: Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea John J. Muccio, and Political Adviser to the Supreme Commanders for the Allied Powers, Japan, William Sebald. All others are unidentified.

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (second from left) along with his aide William Gibson (left), Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup (second from right), and Major General John B. Coulter (right). The Ambassador's party await take-off time for their return to Tokyo on General Douglas MacArthur's plane "Bataan".

United States Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup (second from the left) upon his departure from Kyoto. Major John B. Coulter (right) accompanied the Ambassador's party to Itami Airport as they depart for Tokyo. Shown from left to right: Dr. Charles N. Spinks, Ambassador Jessup, Major Anthony F. Story, Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup, and Major Coulter.

Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party in the gardens of the Heian Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Left to right: American Vice Consul James B. Lindsey; Aide to the Ambassador William M. Gibson; Secretary to the Ambassador Vernice Anderson; Ambassador Jessup; Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup; unidentified man; Dr. Charles N. Spinks, Diplomatic Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander Allied Power in Japan; unidentified man; and Major John M. Boag, Kyoto Visitor's Bureau.

American Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party visit Yamanaka Art Galleries during a visit to Kyoto, Japan. From left to right: William M. Gibson, Aide to Ambassador Jessup; James B. Lindsey, American Vice Consul; Miss Vernice Anderson, Secretary to Ambassador Jessup; Charles N. Spinks, Diplomatic Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Power in Japan; Ambassador Jessup; Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup.

American Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party during a visit to the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan during Ambassador Jessup's mission to the far east. Left to right: James B. Lindsey, American Vice Consul; Dr. Charles M. Spinks, Diplomatic Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Power in Japan; Miss Vernice Anderson, Secretary to Ambassador Jessup; Ambassador Jessup; Lois (Mrs. Philip C.) Jessup; and William M. Gibson, Aide to Ambassador Jessup.

American Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup and party at the entrance to Heian Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Left to right: Major John M. Boag, Kyoto Visitor's Bureau; James B. Lindsey, American Vice Consul; Dr. Charles M. Spinks, Diplomatic Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Power in Japan; Lois (Mrs. Philip C) Jessup; Miss Vernice Anderson, Secretary to Ambassador Jessup; Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup; William M. Gibson, Ambassador Jessup's aide, and an unidentified man.