Children of presidents

Distance view of President Truman and his family at the inaugural gala at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C., seated on the balcony. In front row from left to right are President Harry S. Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman along with unidentified guests. A large banner with the Presidential Seal hangs in front of the balcony.

Front row from left to right, District Commissioner Guy Jason, First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, President Harry S. Truman. They are standing on the rear of a train at Union Station, Washington, D.C. having returned from a political campaigning trip.

Mary Jane Truman (first from left), Margaret Truman (second from left), First Lady Bess W. Truman (fifth from left), and other ladies (unidentified) watch the parade in Bolivar, Missouri. The parade was part of the dedication ceremonies for a statue of Simon Bolivar, which President Harry S. Truman was in town to dedicate.

Bess Truman and Margaret Truman pose for a group photo with members of Bess Truman's Independence, Missouri bridge club outside the White House. Left to right are: Mary Gentry (Mrs. Leslie) Shaw, Adelaide Twyman, Natalie Ott Wallace, Lucy Peters (Mrs. Mize Peters), Margaret Truman, Anne Peters (Mrs. James H.) Boyle, May Southern Wallace, Helena (Mrs. E.K.) Crow, Bess Truman, Thelma (Mrs. Melvin) Pollette, Mag Barkley (Mrs. James C.) Noel, Edna Hutchison, and Linda (Mrs. Oscar) King (KC). (See 59-907.) From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman coming down an airplane ramp, waving his hat. First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) and Margaret Truman (right) are behind him.

Close-up photograph of Margaret Truman, taken through the side window of an automobile.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House with other dignitaries standing behind them. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election. Also present is Admiral William D. Leahy (background, left, in naval hat) and Captain Robert Dennison (background, right, in naval hat). Others are unidentified.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman posing together on the front porch of the White House. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after their victory in the 1948 election.

President Harry S. Truman (left, in back seat), Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley (right, in back seat), First Lady Bess W. Truman (left, in front seat), and Margaret Truman (right, in front seat) sitting in an open car in the Washington, D.C. train station. Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath is in the middle in the back seat. Truman and Barkley had just returned to Washington after their victory in the 1948 election.

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison.