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

Bess Truman converses with three unidentified women at 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" The album also contains a transcript of a speech by Mrs. Robertson Marshall, the guest sign in pages, and newspaper clippings.

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

Bess Truman accepts a cup of tea from an unidentified woman at a reception held at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., in honor of Mrs. 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. Clarence N. Goodwin, founder of the study group, is on Mrs. Truman's left. The others are unidentified. 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 N. Goodwin, and others at a reception for Mrs. Truman held by the Spanish-Portuguese Study Group

Bess Truman (center), Mrs. Clarence N. Goodwin (right), and unidentified others pose for a photo at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., during a reception 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 the speech by Mrs. Robertson Marshall and the guest sign in pages, and newspaper clippings.

General view of a reception given by President Harry S. Truman for United Nations delegates

General view of the reception given by President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. President Truman can be seen at the center top of the photo. (See also 66-2572.) From: Truman Home.