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Bess Truman and Muscular Dystrophy Poster Child

93-64
Accession Number
93-64
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350879244
Keywords
Dogs
First ladies
Fund raising
HST Keywords
Truman, Bess - Fund Drives - Muscular Dystrophy; Truman, Bess - Other - Gifts - Dog; Animals - Dog - Buttons, Jr. Danna, Michael
People Pictured
Danna, Michael
Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982
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Associated Press

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description

Ten-year-old Michael Danna of South Ozone Park, New York, chats with Mrs. Harry (Bess) Truman at the White House today before presenting a puppy, "Buttons, Jr." (on lap), to the wife of the President. Michael, selected as the national Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Poster Boy, has a dog of his own and advocates one for "every family." He decided "Buttons, Jr.," the seven-week-old cocker spaniel, should belong to the Trumans. The visit marked the official opening of the 1952-1953 Muscular Dystrophy Appeal Campaign. From: Houston Post.

Date(s)
November 26, 1952