Bess Truman (left) speaks with Emma-Stina Prescott (second from left) while Harry S. Truman (second from right) speaks to Kenneth W. Prescott (right) during a reception in honor of the Prescotts at the home of Dr. Philip C. Brooks. [From General Correspondence series, folder Pres-Press]
Former First Lady Bess Truman (left) holds flowers as she stands on the front porch next to former President Harry S. Truman (right) as he tips his hat to the crowds outside their home at 219 North Delaware in Independence, Missouri. The Trumans returned from Washington, D.C. for the first time after leaving the presidency.
An unidentified police officer (second left) hands flowers to former First Lady Bess Truman (second from right) upon her and former President Harry S. Truman's (right) arrival in Independence, Missouri, after leaving the presidency. Independence Mayor Robert Weatherford (left) stands behind the police officer. A large crowd gathers on Delaware St. as Mr. Truman and Bess Truman return to their home.
President Harry S. Truman (standing in car), First Lady Bess Truman (in front of car), and Margaret Truman (waving at left) greet the crowd as they exit the limousine in Marion, Illinois, as part of a visit to the Veterans Hospital there. The Trumans were in Illinois during the 1948 presidential campaign.
President Harry S. Truman chats with Ira R. T. Smith, Chief of Mails at the White House, who celebrated his 50th year as a government employee.
Robert P. Weatherford, Mayor of Independence, Missouri, stands behind the lectern during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Truman Library and Museum. Former President Harry S. Truman, former First Lady Bess Truman, Margaret Truman, and Mary Jane Truman stand to Weatherford's left. The future home of the Truman Library is located in Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. [Donor: Dr. Elliot S. Berkley]
Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and former First Lady Bess Truman (center) walk across the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, toward the Gritti Palace Hotel during a European vacation. Others walking with the Trumans are unidentified. [Donor: Clifford Beegle]
President Harry S. Truman holds a hat over his chest upon arrival in Bremerton, Washington. First Lady Bess Truman (rear left) and Washington Governor Monrad Wallgren (rear center) stand in the background. The Navy personnel standing at attention to the left and right of President Truman are unidentified. The Trumans were visiting the Bremerton Naval Shipyard in Washington, a stop on their trip to the West Coast. [Donor: Julia White]
President Harry S. Truman, wearing a tuxedo, speaks from the lectern during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner hosted by the Democratic National Committee at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. After going through the record of Democrats in office for the previous 20 years, Truman surprised the crowd with his announcement that he would not seek his party's nomination for re-election. From: Houston Post.
President Harry S. Truman's Message to the Special Session of the 80th Congress. The President spoke at 12:30 p.m. from the U.S. Capitol building. His address was carried on a nationwide radio broadcast. This is the second part of the speech only. For the full speech, see SR61-30.