First ladies

President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon arrive at the Truman Library for the funeral of former President Harry S. Truman.

President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon arrive at the Truman Library for the funeral of former President Harry S. Truman. All others are unidentified.

Military officials attend a formal event as part of the Quebec Conference. From left to right, facing camera: Clementine Churchill, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman sit in the living room of their home in Independence, Missouri.

From left to right, Bess Wallace, Natalie Ott Wallace, May Wallace, and Frank Wallace play a game of bridge at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first pitch at a baseball game between the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. In the front row, from left to right: Margaret Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, General Robert Landry, Connie Mack, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris. Seated near the center, partly obscured by President Truman is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing a few rows directly behind President Truman is Colonel Cornelius Mara (in uniform). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing, left) prepares to speak during the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. Also present are First Lady Bess W. Truman (seated, second from left) and daughter Margaret Truman (right). All others are unidentified.

Vice President Alben W. Barkley (front row, seventh from the left) takes the oath of office. President Harry S. Truman is in the front row, fifth from the left. Also in the front row, from left to right, are Marian (Mrs. Max) Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman, unidentified man, President Truman, and Chief Justice Fred Vinson. Others are unidentified.

Honored guests stand during part of the Inaugural Ceremonies for President Harry S. Truman. The man at the podium is unidentified. Standing behind him are President Harry S. Truman (left) and Chief Justice Fred Vinson (second from left). Vice President Alben Barkley is second from the right. Also present, in the front row are: unidentified, Marian (Mrs. Max) Barkley Truitt, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman. Others are unidentified.

First Lady Bess Truman (second from left) shakes hand with India Edwards, Chairwoman of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party (right) at an event at the Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Standing in the background, left, is Eda Brannan. The other woman is unidentified.