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Bess Truman and Margaret Truman pose with the Independence, Missouri bridge club at the White House

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.

Truman and Barkley in Washington After 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. 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.