Luncheons

French President Vincent Auriol attending a luncheon with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in her home at Hyde Park, New York. Seated around the table, clockwise from left to right: Michelle (Mrs. Vincent) Auriol, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, unidentified woman, French President Auriol, Mrs. Roosevelt, and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (back to camera).

Luncheon at the home of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt during the visit of French President Vincent Auriol. Seated clockwise around the table, from left to right: French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, unidentified man, Helle (Mrs. Henri) Bonnet, unidentified man, unidentified woman.

Bess Truman receives an introduction from an unidentified spokeswoman at a Community Chest luncheon. From: Truman Home.

Bess Truman, standing at the head of the table, attends a luncheon with unidentified members of the Woman's Democratic Club at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The table is decorated with a miniature "parade float" featuring Harry Truman and the State of Missouri. From: Truman Home.

Exterior view which includes a group of people seated at a table under a partial roof. Described by Charles Thayer as "lunching at the Oasis of Faran." Photograph taken as part of a trip Charles Thayer and his wife Cynthia took to Mt. Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery in March 1961. Photos intended for possible magazine article. Original negatives are in the Harry S. Truman Library collection.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with other unidentified persons holding his tray in the "chow line" at the mess hall during his visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, third from left) with other unidentified persons holding his tray in the "chow line" at the mess hall during his visit to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) with Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) and other unidentified dignitaries, during a luncheon in the President's honor at the Interior Department.

From left to right: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; President Harry S. Truman; Congressman John R. Murdock; Senator Joseph O'Mahoney; and Senator Zales Ecton attend a luncheon in the dining room of the Department of the Interior for members of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the House Public Lands Committee, and the Senate Committee on Public Works.

President Harry S. Truman (back of table, fourth from right) and members of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the House Public Lands Committee, and the Senate Committee on Public Works attend a luncheon in the dining room of the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (back of table, fifth from right); Senator Joseph O'Mahoney (back of table, third from right); Senator Zales Ecton (back of table, second from right); Congressman John R. Murdock (back of table, standing); and Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (back of table, left).