First ladies

Bess Truman (right) and unidentified friend sit in chairs aboard a boat and fish on the open sea. A Navy flag is flying from the stern. (See also 2009-1895 and 1896.) From: Truman Home.

Madge Gates Wallace (left) sitting on a chair, Bess Truman (2nd from left) sitting on the arm of a sofa, an unidentified woman (2nd from right) sitting on a sofa, and May Wallace (right) leaning on a railing, enjoy a cruise aboard the USS Williamsburg. All are wearing tailored suits and hats. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman visits the Doges Palace in Venice during the Truman's tour of Europe in 1956. The others in the photo are unidentified. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, currently touring Europe with her husband, celebrates her 39th wedding anniversary at a dinner in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with a cake decorated with blazing candles. An unidentified man looks on. (See also 2009-1781.) From: Truman Home.

Faded snapshot of Bess Truman sitting in a large, upholstered chair. Location unknown. From: Truman Home.

Snapshot of Bess W. Truman (left) and unidentified others sitting in a lounge aboard an unidentified boat. From: Truman Home.

Left to right at the Medicare signing at the Harry S. Truman Library auditorium: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Truman. Former President Truman is holding several pens in his hand.

Jacqueline Kennedy (center) holds the hands of her children Caroline (left) and John (right) as they exit the Capitol following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy (center left) and other members of the Kennedy family follow closely behind.

Funeral procession of the late President John F. Kennedy leaving the White House. In the front, from left to right are Robert F. Kennedy, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy. Near the center of the photograph, several rows back in the procession is President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.

Jacqueline Kennedy (center) holds the hands of her children Caroline (left) and John (right) as they leave the U.S. Capitol after the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. They are followed by Robert F. Kennedy (third from right) and other members of the Kennedy family.