Children of presidents

A view of the speakers' platform at groundbreaking ceremonies for the $1,750,000 Harry S. Truman Library to be erected at Slover Park on grounds donated by the City of Independence, Missouri. Of those who can be identified are architect Alonzo Gentry (left foreground) and Margaret Truman (center). (See also 59-576.) From: Truman Library Dedication folder

President Harry S. Truman (right) placing his ballot for the 1948 presidential election in the ballot box in Independence, Missouri. With him is Mrs. Bess Truman (second from the left) and their daughter, Margaret (second from right).

The family of President Harry S. Truman arriving in Independence, Missouri in a car. Standing next to the car is Bess Wallace Truman (left), Margaret Truman (right), and President Truman (behind Margaret).

Margaret Truman (left, in stands) shaking hands with an unidentified woman at the dedication of the statue of Simon Bolivar in Bolivar, Missouri.

Margaret Truman with a group of unidentified men at a luncheon, probably in Independence, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman and family at the unveiling of the Andrew Jackson statue on the lawn of the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri. William Randall, a judge and future Congressman from Missouri, is speaking at the podium. Seated in the front row to the right of Randall is President Truman, Margaret Truman, and Bess Wallace Truman.

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter, Margaret (right, behind Mr. Truman) in Independence, Missouri, probably on the steps of the Memorial Building. Mr. Truman was in Independence to vote in the 1948 election.

From left to right: First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman on the steps of the White House on President Truman's birthday. From: Truman Home.

From left to right: former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, former President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman attending a dinner and reception given by Mr. Truman for his associates from his days as President.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) is met at New York City's La Guardia Airport by daughter Margaret Truman. Truman came to New York City to address the sixtieth annual Roosevelt Day Dinner.