First ladies

President Harry S. Truman at the podium, receiving applause during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; William Boyle, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee; First Lady Bess W. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left), the Shah of Iran (center), and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (right) at a banquet in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and the Shah of Iran in a receiving line at a dinner given in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) with Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fred Vinson (second from left) a banquet in honor of the Shah of Iran's visit to the United States.

From left to right, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Harry S. Truman, the Shah of Iran, and an unidentified dignitary in a receiving line at a dinner given in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States.

President Harry S. Truman (left) talks to the Shah of Iran (center) at a banquet given in honor of the Shah's visit to the United States. First Lady Bess W. Truman is on the right.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (right) with Howard Mitchell (center), conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, on the occasion of Margaret Truman's concert at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman (left) with Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (right) and Margaret Truman (center) at Washington National Airport preparing to leave for a vacation in Key West, Florida. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (right) with Howard Mitchell (center), conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, on the occasion of Margaret Truman's concert at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.

President Harry S. Truman at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. prior to departure for a vacation in Key West, Florida. From left to right are Secretary of State Dean Acheson, President Truman, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman.