First ladies

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) at the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. At which the President announced that he would not be a candidate for reelection in 1952. Also present is Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, wife of Secretary of State Dean Acheson (third from right). Others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right side of podium), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman. All others are unidentified.

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (standing) speaks at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which she presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: Prince Bernhard Leopold, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right side of podium). Seated behind President Truman are Admiral Robert Dennison (left) and General Harry Vaughan (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) being greeted upon their arrival at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. They were attending the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. They are greeted by Frank McKinney, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (left) and Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, second from right) and his wife, First Lady Bess W. Truman (foreground, third from right) being greeted on their way into the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Bess shakes hands with Frank McKinney, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. President Truman shakes hands with Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture.

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman leaving the ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon from the people of the Netherlands to the people of the United States. The ceremony took place in Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C. Front row, left to right: President Truman, Mrs. Truman, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. Walking behind the Trumans are General Harry Vaughan (left) and Admiral Robert Dennison (right). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing at podium) speaks at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. Seated in the front row, from left to right: unidentified man, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Prince Bernhard Leopold, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana (partly obscured by post), and President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

President Truman shakes hands with Queen Juliana as Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing) prepares to speak at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Prince Bernhard Leopold (obscured by post), First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary Chapman, and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right side of podium).

President Harry S. Truman (standing) speaks at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Prince Bernhard Leopold (obscured by post), First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right side of podium), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (standing) speaks at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at which Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a carillon to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. In the front row, from left to right: Prince Bernhard Leopold, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Queen Juliana, President Harry S. Truman, and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right side of podium). Seated behind President Truman is General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.