First ladies

A group of women at the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Pictured, first row: former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (second from left); former First Lady Bess W. Truman (third from left); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fifth from left); and Lady Bird (Mrs. Lyndon B.) Johnson (sixth from left). All others unidentified.

A group of women at the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Pictured, first row: former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (second from left); former First Lady Bess W. Truman (third from left); Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fifth from left); and Lady Bird (Mrs. Lyndon B.) Johnson (sixth from left). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial during ceremonies commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. From left to right: two unidentified men, President Truman, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and General Harry Vaughan.

President Harry S. Truman (right) and President Eurico Dutra of Brazil (left) behind a podium at Washington National Airport, giving a speech for the crowd after Dutra's arrival in the United States. First Lady Bess W. Truman is the second woman from the right at the bottom of the podium. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial during ceremonies commemorating Lincoln's Birthday. Foreground, left to right (backs facing the camera): Admiral Robert Dennison, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, three unidentified men. Walking down the stairs at the head of the procession are General Harry Vaughan (left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

Former Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right), James Chapman (second from right), and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (third from right) visit the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also pictured: former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (background, left of Mrs. Chapman). All others unidentified.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (right) places flowers on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also pictured: former Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right). All others unidentified.

Eleanor (Mrs. Franklin) Roosevelt (right) places flowers on the grave of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also pictured: Oscar Chapman (second from right). All others unidentified.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt stands with an unidentified man in front of Franklin Roosevelt's grave at their former home in Hyde Park, New York.

The First Family is being interviewed and "counted" on the grounds of the Little White House at Key West, Florida, by Census Enumerator, Mrs. Eileen M. Nolte, wife of a Navy Warrant Officer aboard the U.S.S. Gilmore. Left to right are: Mrs. Nolte, First Lady Bess Truman, President Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman.