First ladies

First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) poses with a delegation of Girl Scouts who presented her with a glass paperweight in honor of her service as their organization's honorary president since 1945. The girls presenting the gift as two unidentified Girl Scout leaders look on: (left to right) Susan Schneider, 11; Loretta Gallegos, 8; Joanna Rodman, 8; Marion East, 16.

Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, wife of President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, poses for cameras at the North Entrance to the White House.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) accepts a certificate from an unidentified man during her meeting with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Poster Boy. Danna's visit marked the official opening of the Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign. Danna holds in his lap a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., his gift to the Trumans.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) meets with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Poster Boy. Danna holds a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., his gift to the Truman family.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) visits with Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York (left), the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign Poster Boy. Mrs. Truman pets a cocker spaniel named Buttons, Jr., Danna's gift to the Trumans.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) speak with Treasury Secretary John Snyder (right) as they prepare to depart Washington, D.C. for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

President Harry S. Truman (left), First Lady Bess W. Truman (center), and Treasury Secretary John Snyder prepare to board their plane to depart Washington, D.C. for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Former Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (right) and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt after the first annual dinner of the Eighth District Opti-Mrs. Council in St. Louis, Missouri.

Former Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (right) with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the first annual dinner of the Eighth District Opti-Mrs. Council in St. Louis, Missouri.

First Lady Bess W. Truman (center) with India Edwards, Vice Chairman, Democratic National Committee (left), and United States Ambassador to Denmark Eugenie Anderson (right). The reception was held to honor newly appointed diplomats.