First ladies

President Lyndon Johnson at the Harry S. Truman Library to sign Medicare into law. Seated at the table (l-r): President Lyndon B. Johnson; former President Harry S. Truman. Standing directly behind President Johnson is First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Standing directly behind former President Truman is Bess Wallace Truman. Standing in the back row between Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Truman is Vice-President Hubert Humphrey. Standing directly behind Mrs. Johnson is Senator Stuart Symington. All others are unidentified. Same as 66-159.

Latest informal photo of Mrs. Harry S. Truman, wife of the President, and her daughter, Margaret. Photo was taken at the Washington National Airport yesterday. Mrs. Truman was christening hospital airplanes (this was the famous occasion when Mrs. Truman couldn't break the champagne bottle). From: Beth Gore.

Mrs. Harry S. Truman today opened the booth sale of Christmas Seals in the District by purchasing from Mrs. Paul D. Sleeper, volunteer booth worker, in the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel, the first 1945 Christmas Seals sold from booths. Also shown in the photo is Dr. Walter K. Myers, Vice-President of the District of Columbia Board of Directors. From: Beth Gore.

Mrs. Harry S. Truman paid her first visit to Children's Hospital since becoming First Lady today. Here she is shown with little Tommy Jimmerfield (correct spelling), three-year-old polio victim of Morningside, Mo., and Nurse Barbara G. Welch of Media, Pa. From: Beth Gore

Mrs. Harry S. Truman (center) today received Cuba's highest award, being honored because of the love, friendship, and fraternity she has shown to Pan-American countries. Left to right: Ambassador Guillermo Belt, Bess Truman, and Senora De Belt. From: Beth Gore.

Former President Harry S. Truman visits the Naval Station at Key West, Florida, where he often vacationed while he was President. From left to right, Rear Admiral Lloyd Mustin, former President Truman, former First Lady Bess W. Truman, and Emily (Mrs. Lloyd) Mustin. From an album donated by Rear Admiral L. M. Mustin, Commander of the Key West Naval Base.

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from right) and Bess Truman (right), sign the guest book at the Key West Naval Station. On the left is Rear Admiral Lloyd Mustin. From an album donated by Rear Admiral L. M. Mustin, Commander of the Key West Naval Base.

A portrait of Senora Rosa Markmann Reijer de González Videla​, wife of the President of Chile. From: Beth Gore.

Former President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Bess Truman in a group photo of unidentified civilian men and women and military personnel upon conclusion of the commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Bess Wallace Truman (fourth from left, front row) and Margaret Truman (far left) stands with a Marine and others attending the commissioning ceremony at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. From a series of 25 8 x 10 photos in a leather bound album showing the Truman's as honored guests in the review and commissioning ceremony of the first provisional Marine air-ground task force, commanded by Brigadier General James P. Riseley, USMC, at the Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.