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Bess Truman Portrait Unveiling Ceremony at White House

The Daniel family attend the ceremony in the East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the Greta Kempton official portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Seated in the first row, left to right: Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman; her husband Clifton Daniel. Seated behind them at the end of the second row, partially obscured, is Mrs. Philip Brooks and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

White House Ceremony for Unveiling of Official Portrait of Bess Truman

Vice-President Hubert Humphrey greets the Daniel family at a White House ceremony in the East Room, unveiling the Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Left to right: Vice-President Hubert Humphrey; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Margaret Truman; Harrison Gates Truman (3 years old); William Wallace Truman (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Clifton Daniel. The Vice-President is shaking hands with Harrison.

Bess Truman Portrait Unveiling at White House

A ceremony in the East Room of the White House in which First Lady Bess Truman's official portrait was unveiled. In this photo, the Daniel family is posing with First Lady Lady Bird Johnson by the Greta Kempton painting of Bess Truman. Left to right: Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Margaret Truman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Daniel; Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson.

Unveiling of Official Portrait of Bess Truman at White House Ceremony

The formal unveiling of the Greta Kempton official portrait of First Lady Bess Truman during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Left to right: Vice President Hubert Humphrey; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Margaret Truman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); and Clifton Daniel.

Truman and Wallace Families at the White House for Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner at the White House. Around the table from the left end: Fred Wallace, Madge Gates Wallace, Natalie Wallace, Marian Wallace, First Lady Bess Truman, David Wallace, Christine Wallace, Frank Wallace, George Wallace, Mary Jane Truman, President Harry S. Truman. The servants standing in the background are unidentified. This photo is from an original negative found in the Truman home. From: Truman home.

E. C. Daniel in his Zebulon, North Carolina, Drugstore

E. C. Daniel (Clifton Daniel's father) in his drugstore in Zebulon, North Carolina. Caption: When a man named Harry S. Truman ran a haberdashery store in Kansas City, Missouri many years ago, the odds were long indeed that his path would ever cross that of another man named E. C. Daniel, who operated a drugstore in Zebulon, North Carolina. But a great deal happened since those days. Mr. Truman went in the White House as President and his daughter, Margaret, won fame in her own right as a singer and entertainer. The son of Mr.