First ladies

Bess Truman and Margaret Truman on the rear platform of the train as they arrive at Union Station in Los Angeles. From: The Album The President's Trip to the West Coast of the United States, Captain Robert Dennison, United States Navy, donor.

The Truman family (Harry, Bess, and Margaret) visit Fort Jefferson National Monument, in the Dry Tortugas off Key West, Florida. Mrs. Truman and Margaret are shown with John Steelman (second from left in white hat), Stanley Woodward (behind President with no hat), Admiral William Leahy (far right) and Leslie Biffle in front of Mrs. Truman. From: album from Captain Robert L. Dennison.

David Wallace, 11, and Marian Wallace, 9, son and daughter of David F. Wallace, Sr., of Denver, CO, shown with their aunt, Mrs. Harry S. Truman, on the White House lawn today. From: Beth Gore.

Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks speaking to the crowd in the auditorium at the Harry S. Truman Library. Seated behind him are (left to right) Admiral Arleigh Burke, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Mrs. Roberta Burke, and Rufus Burrus.

Admiral Arleigh Burke speaking to a group at the Harry S. Truman Library. Seated behind Admiral Burke are (left to right) former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, and Mrs. Roberta Burke.

Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman (left) and Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks (right) posing for a shot at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman speaking to group of foreign visitors and other guests in the Truman Library auditorium. Seated behind him are Admiral Arleigh Burke, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Mrs. Roberta Burke, and Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks.

Mrs. Bess Truman (left) and Mrs. Dorothy Brooks (center), wife of Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks, standing near a coffee table at a Harry S. Truman Library tea for foreign dignitaries. The others in the photo are unidentified.

Mrs. Bess W. Truman (fourth from left) and Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks (third from left) conversing with an unidentified guest at the Truman Library tea.

Truman Library Director Dr. Philip C. Brooks speaks to the crowd in the auditorium at the Harry S. Truman Library. Seated behind him are (left to right) former President Harry S. Truman, Admiral Arleigh Burke, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, Mrs. Roberta Burke, and Rufus Burrus.