Dinners and dining

Interior view of dining area taken during W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Russian trip. Identified by Thayer in his typewritten account of the trip as "the Conference Hall of the Yalta Conference, now a gleaming white dining room." Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies is standing and speaking at a banquet in his honor by the Petroleum Industry War Council. They are at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D. C. Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes is seated at left. Original photograph is in oversize file.

Members of the Truman and Wallace families seated for Christmas dinner at the White House. Clockwise, from left: Christine (Mrs. Fred) Wallace, Fred Wallace, First Lady Bess W. Truman, May (Mrs. George) Wallace, George Wallace, Natalie (Mrs. Frank) Wallace, Frank Wallace, Mary Jane Truman, President Harry S. Truman, David Wallace, Marian Wallace, and Margo Wallace. See also 77-4090, where President Truman is more visible.

An empty dining room on the S.S. America. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Left to right: James Burke, Secret Service; Reathel Odum; and Guy Spaman, Secret Service, have dinner on their first night aboard the S.S. America. All others unidentified. At this time, Reathel Odum was personal secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman and was accompanying Margaret Truman on her trip to Europe.

Margaret Truman (fourth from left) and Annette Wright (second from left) have dinner at the Captain's table on their first night aboard the S.S. America. All others unidentified. Margaret Truman was bound for a vacation in Europe at this time.

Seated, clockwise, from left: Mr. Cooper, ship's purser; Andy Daigle, Secret Service; Jim Burke, Secret Service; Guy Spaman, Secret Service; and Reathel Odum have dinner aboard the S.S. Constitution during the return trip to the United States. Ms. Odum was personal secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman and traveling companion of Margaret Truman at the time this photo was taken. Others are unidentified.

Reathel Odum (seated, left) at dinner aboard the U.S.S. United States during a trip with former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (seated, fourth from left) and his wife Evlyn Snyder (seated, fifth from left). All others unidentified.

Dinner in honor of Sir Alexander Little at Raleigh Hotel. Clockwise from left to right (starting at the near end of the table): Greever Allan, Cliff Garner, Walter Myers, Edgar B. Jackson, John W. Askew, John J. Gillen, John M. Redding, Sir Alexander Little, Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson, Vincent Burke, and Osborne Pearson.

Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder (right) and an unidentified man at a dinner.