Dinners and dining

Former President Harry S. Truman and Former First Lady Bess Truman attend the Jefferson Islands Club Dinner at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The individual to the left of Mr. Truman, and the two men to the right of Bess Truman are unidentified. [Donor: Leslie Biffle]

President Truman stands at the lectern as others applaud, during a dinner at the Carlton Hotel honoring George Marshall on the second anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne, General George Marshall, and Belgian Ambassador Baron Robert Silvercruys. Photo 306-PS-49-8749.

Patsy Webb, wife of NASA Administrator James E. Webb, smiles as she listens to an unidentified man during a dinner party.

James E. Webb, NASA Administrator, (second from left) smiles as he sits at a table during a dinner with an unknown group.

Mrs. Hannegan's table is shown as they face the camera during a dinner honoring her husband, Robert E. Hannegan, as Postmaster General of the United States. Mrs. Hannegan is the first lady turned with the fur coat on her chair. From: The Album, Testimonial Dinner to Hon. Robert E. Hannegan.

J. K. Vardaman, Jr. send regrets to Horace B. Deal for not being able to attend the dinner in honor of Robert E. Hannegan as newly appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service. This is a photo of the Western Union telegram.

A photo of a Western Union telegram to Robert E. Hannegan expressing regrets of Paul E. Winter not being able to attend the dinner honoring Hannegan as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. From: The Album, Knights of the Cauliflower Ear Proudly Acclaim the Presidential Appointment of Hon. Robert E. Hannegan as Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

A photo of a Western Union telegram to Robert E. Hannegan expressing regrets of F. Flores, Jr. for not being able to attend the Knights of the Cauliflower Ear dinner honoring Hannegan as newly appointed Commissioner Internal Revenue. From: The Album, Knights of the Cauliflower Ear Proudly Acclaim the Presidential Appointment of Hon. Robert E. Hannegan as Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Shown together during a dinner in honor of Robert E. Hannegan as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue are Lt. Col. Harry Vaughan, Joe Holland, Leo Laughren, Ralph Toesnfeldt and Senator Harry Truman. From: The Album, Knights of the Cauliflower Ear Proudly Acclaim the Presidential Appointment of Hon. Robert E. Hannegan as Commissioner of Internal Revenue.