Balls (Parties)

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (second from left) and Mrs. Margaret Stevenson Truman (fourth from left) visit with other attendees at the Annual Press Ball. Others in attendance are unidentified.

Lieutenant General Louis W. Truman (left) visits with two unidentified party attendees as he and his wife, Margaret S. Truman, (partially shown far left) arrive at the Annual Press Ball.

From left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; Margaret Truman; Mrs. Marian Truitt; Vice President Alben Barkley; and President Harry S. Truman at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Guests at the reception celebrating the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon as President and Vice President respectively. President Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower are seated in the balcony, just behind the presidential seal. All unidentified.

Vice President Richard M. Nixon (center shaking hands) and his wife Pat (left of Richard) being greeted at the reception celebrating his inauguration. All others unidentified.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower (third from right)and his wife Mamie (center shaking hands) being greeted at the reception celebrating Eisenhower's inauguration as President. All others unidentified.

A picture of guests at the Presidential inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower is in the center (facing left), and President Eisenhower is standing behind her. All others are unidentified.

Interior view, unidentified ballroom location with three couples in formal attire. Diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer is second from the left and his wife Cynthia Thayer is second from the right. Others or event not identified, perhaps taken in Germany.

Guests dance at dinner and reception during the Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla's visit to Washington, D.C.

Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla whispers something to his wife, Rosa Gonzalez Videla, at a reception in Washington, D.C. during their visit to the United States.