Political parties

Former President Harry S. Truman sits at a table at a banquet for former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The banquet was a fund-raiser for the Democratic Party. It was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Senator John F. Kennedy at a banquet table. He is attending a $100.00 a plate fund raising dinner for the Democratic party honoring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It was held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) chats with an unidentified woman at a banquet that was a Democratic fund raiser in honor of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, New York. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Adlai Stevenson addressing the audience from the podium at a banquet being held to honor former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This fund raiser for the Democratic Party was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Adlai Stevenson addressing the audience at the banquet in honor of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. This fund raiser for the Democratic Party was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Adlai Stevenson and former President Harry S. Truman (at left) at the podium. Both were at the banquet for former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Many dignitaries attended this Democratic fund raiser at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Adlai Stevenson is at the podium speaking. Former President Truman can be partially seen in the far left corner. Many Democratic dignitaries are present at this fund raising event. It is a banquet being given in honor of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Governor of Connecticut Abraham Ribicoff attends a banquet in honor of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, New York. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Unidentified guests mingling before a banquet for former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The Democratic fund-raiser was in New York, New York at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Former President Truman was among the attendees. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

A small group mingling before a banquet for Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The Banquet was at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The guests in this photo were not identified. This was also a fund raiser for the Democratic party. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.