First ladies

Formal portrait of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy standing on a White House balcony with the Washington Monument in the background.

Philippine First Lady Imelda R. Marcos (center) and Nancy (Mrs. G. Mennen) Williams (right), wife of the United States Ambassador, cut the ceremonial ribbon for the Pacific War Memorial during the inaugural ceremony for the memorial. Looking on his Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (left). All others are unidentified. The memorial is located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Ambassador G. Mennen Williams (standing) delivering a speech during the inaugural ceremonies for the Pacific War Memorial. Seated behind him is Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (left), Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos (second from left), and Nancy (Mrs. G. Mennen) Williams. All others are unidentified. The memorial is located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Philippine First Lady Imelda R. Marcos (under umbrella) and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (standing next to children, right) unveiling the dedicatory marble tablet of the Pacific War Memorial during the inaugural ceremony for the memorial. All others are unidentified. The memorial is located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (standing) delivering a speech during the inaugural ceremony for the Pacific War Memorial. Seated behind him are United States Ambassador to the Philippines G. Mennen Williams (front row, third from the left), Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos (fourth from left), and Nancy (Mrs. G. Mennen) Williams (fifth from left). All others are unidentified. The memorial is located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (foreground second from left, behind Mrs. Marcos) and Philippine First Lady Imelda R. Marcos (foreground, center) lead attendees of the Pacific War Memorial inaugural ceremony on a tour of the memorial. The presidential party is approaching the marble altar within the rotunda at the memorial. Others are unidentified. The memorial is located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Photograph of a first ladies figurine taken from a LIFE Magazine article published in conjunction with the 1949 Presidential inauguration.

President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, and First Lady Bess W. Truman (seated, left to right) are riding in an open car as they leave Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois. President Truman delivered a campaign speech there. All others are unidentified. From: The album "Victory Visit, the Picture Story of President Truman's Chicago Reception."

First Lady Bess W. Truman (right) and daughter Margaret Truman (second from right) attending the National Plowing Match in Dexter, Iowa. This photo was taken just before President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) gave a campaign speech at the plowing match. All other people on stage are not identified. From the album, The President's Trip to Iowa.

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; President Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. All others are unidentified.