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

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Description

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. Robertson Marshall, the guest sign in pages, and newspaper clippings.

Date(s)

November 20, 1952

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