First ladies

Vice President Harry S. Truman being sworn in as President, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Left to right: Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace; Secretary of the Navy James A. Forrestal; Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard; Attorney General Francis X. Biddle; Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. In foreground, Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office with Bess Truman in center and Justice Harlan Stone at right.

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman greet representatives of Saudi Arabia at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; Harry S. Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. The others are unidentified. (Larger version of 66-2571) From: Truman Home.

Former President Harry S. Truman with shovel at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library, at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. Bess Truman can be seen in the background. Margaret Truman (in hat) has her head turned away. From the album "Official Photographs Missouri State Highway Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri."

From left to right, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman sit on a platform prior to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

From left to right in the front row, former President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman stand for the National Anthem prior to the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Harry S. Truman Library. All others unidentified.

Left to right: former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman at the ground breaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library. They are in Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. From the album "Official Photographs Missouri State Highway Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri."

Former President Harry S. Truman grins broadly as he is besieged by a group of admirers upon his arrival at the Fairmount Hotel here in San Francisco, California, today. Behind Truman is his wife, Bess. Mr. Truman and his wife, along with their daughter Margaret, are scheduled to sail from here tomorrow bound for a vacation in Hawaii. From: Houston Post.

Former President Harry S. Truman leaves the River Club in mid-Manhattan here in New York City today with Mrs. Bess Truman (center) and their daughter, Margaret, after having a Sunday dinner. From: Houston Post.

Kansas City, Missouri. Former President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman attended the finals of the NAIA Basketball Tournament here last night. Mrs. Truman looks on as the ex-chief executive looks up for the photographer from the chore of autographing a program for an admirer. From: Houston Post.

Former President Harry Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, and daughter Margaret, take a walk down the deck of the liner President Cleveland prior to it's departure from here (San Francisco) today. The Trumans will vacation in Hawaii for 30 days. Same as 68-1476, only better print. From: Houston Post.