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Truman and Barkley in Washington After 1948 Election

From left to right, Vice President-elect Alben W. Barkley, Marian Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, and President Harry S. Truman, posing together on the front porch of the White House, with other dignitaries standing behind them. President Truman and Vice President-elect Barkley had just returned to Washington, D.C. after winning the election of 1948. Standing behind Mr. Barkley and Ms. Truitt, partly obscured, are Admiral William D. Leahy and General Harry Vaughan. Standing behind President Truman, partly obscured, is Captain Robert Dennison.

Autographed Photo Truman Family and Vacation Party at Key West

President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and members of the President's party assemble for a photo taken on the lawn outside the presidential compound at Key West, Florida. The photo is autographed by all parties. Left to right, sitting, are: John R. Steelman, Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, and William D. Hassett. Standing, left to right, are: Stephen J. Spingarn, General Robert B. Landry, Admiral Robert Dennison, Stanley Woodward, Charles G. Ross, General Harry Vaughan , General Wallace H. Graham, and David K. Niles.

Bess Truman and others at a reception for Mrs. Truman held by the Spanish-Portuguese Study Group

Bess Truman (third from right), Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin (right), and unidentified others pose for a photo during a reception held at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., in honor of Mrs. Truman, hosted by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group, a Spanish class for high-ranking Government officials' wives, of which she was once a member. Mrs. Goodwin is the founder of the study group. From: Truman Home - Album "Presented to Mrs. Harry S. Truman by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group". This album also includes a transcript of a speech by Mrs.

Bess Truman, Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin, and others at a reception for Mrs. Truman held by the Spanish-Portuguese Study Group

Bess Truman shakes hands with an unidentified woman while Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin (center) looks on. The occasion is a reception held at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., in honor of Mrs. Truman, hosted by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group, a Spanish class for high-ranking Government officials' wives, of which she was once a member. From: Truman Home - Album "Presented to Mrs. Harry S. Truman by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group." This album also contains a transcript of a speech by Mrs.

Bess Truman, Mrs. Clarence Goodwin and others in a receiving line at a Spanish-Portuguese Study Group reception

In a receiving line at a reception at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., held in honor of Bess Truman and hosted by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group, a Spanish class for high-ranking Government officials' wives, of which she was once a member, Mrs. Truman shakes hands with an unidentified woman. Standing next to Mrs. Truman is Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin, founder of the classes; the others are unidentified. From: Truman Home - Album "Presented to Mrs. Harry S.