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President Truman and Hollywood Stars at Inaugural Gala

President Harry S. Truman poses with performers at the inaugural gala held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right, Edgar Bergen, Joan Davis, Lena Horne, Margaret O'Brien, George Jessel, unidentified man, Dorothy Maynor, unidentified man (partly obscured), unidentified woman (partly obscured), President Truman, Phil Harris (partly obscured), Alice Faye, Phil Regan, unidentified woman, Lucy Monroe, unidentified man, Jane Powell, unidentified woman, Gene Kelly.

Truman and Hollywood Stars at Inaugural Gala

President Harry S. Truman poses with performers at the inaugural gala held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right, Lena Horne, Margaret O'Brien, George Jessel, unidentified man, Dorothy Maynor, unidentified man, unidentified woman (partly obscured by Truman), President Harry S. Truman, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Phil Regan, unidentified woman, Lucy Monroe, unidentified man, unidentified man (partly obscured), Jane Powell, Gene Kelly, Sally De Marco, Tony De Marco.

Bess Truman and others at a reception for Mrs. Truman held by the Spanish-Portuguese Study Group

Bess Truman (third from right), Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin (right), and unidentified others pose for a photo during a reception held at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., in honor of Mrs. Truman, hosted by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group, a Spanish class for high-ranking Government officials' wives, of which she was once a member. Mrs. Goodwin is the founder of the study group. From: Truman Home - Album "Presented to Mrs. Harry S. Truman by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group". This album also includes a transcript of a speech by Mrs.

Bess Truman, Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin, and others at a reception for Mrs. Truman held by the Spanish-Portuguese Study Group

Bess Truman shakes hands with an unidentified woman while Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin (center) looks on. The occasion is a reception held at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., in honor of Mrs. Truman, hosted by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group, a Spanish class for high-ranking Government officials' wives, of which she was once a member. From: Truman Home - Album "Presented to Mrs. Harry S. Truman by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group." This album also contains a transcript of a speech by Mrs.

Bess Truman, Mrs. Clarence Goodwin and others in a receiving line at a Spanish-Portuguese Study Group reception

In a receiving line at a reception at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., held in honor of Bess Truman and hosted by the White House Spanish-Portuguese Study Group, a Spanish class for high-ranking Government officials' wives, of which she was once a member, Mrs. Truman shakes hands with an unidentified woman. Standing next to Mrs. Truman is Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin, founder of the classes; the others are unidentified. From: Truman Home - Album "Presented to Mrs. Harry S.