First ladies

President Harry S. Truman (right, walking down steps) exits the First Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, after attending Sunday church services. Also present are Governor Beauford H. Jester of Texas (left, walking down steps), First Lady Bess W. Truman (obscured, behind President Truman), and Margaret Truman. All others are unidentified. The Trumans stopped in San Antonio during a campaign tour of Texas.

First Lady Bess Truman (left) is greeted by Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. Carter and Minnie Meacham Carter during a campaign event outside of T&P Station in Fort Worth, Texas.

President Harry S. Truman (left, seated in car), Margaret Truman (center, seated in car), and First Lady Bess Truman (right, seated in car) prepare to leave the First Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas by car, after attending services. Others in the photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left, seated in car), Margaret Truman (center, seated in car), and First Lady Bess Truman (right, seated in car) prepare to leave the First Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas by car, after attending services. Others in the photo are unidentified.

Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, President Vincent Auriol, First Lady Bess Truman, and Madame Michelle Auriol on the steps of Blair House. Both women hold bouquets of roses. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

First Lady Bess Truman and Madame Michelle Auriol watch festivities side by side on the parade reviewing stand. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

White House ceremony in East Room for the unveiling of the official portrait by Greta Kempton of First Lady Bess Truman. This photo shows First Lady Lady Bird Johnson shaking hands with Harrison Gates Daniel. Left to right: Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; and Margaret Truman.

Ceremony in the East Room of the White House of the unveiling of the Greta Kempton official portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson is at podium. Margaret Truman stands by the painting. Her husband, Clifton Daniel, and their children can be seen at left.

Photo of the Daniel family at the ceremony in the East Room of the White House, unveiling the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Left to right: Vice-President Hubert Humphrey; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Margaret Truman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); and Clifton Daniel.

White House ceremony in East Room for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. This photo shows former Secretary of State Dean Acheson kissing Margaret Truman. Seated on the first row are the Daniel children, left to right: Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years); William Wallace Daniel (7 years); and Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years). Seated behind the children are Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.