Spouses

Bess Truman poses outdoors with the wives of the Cabinet members during a luncheon at the home of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She is holding a large platter that was presented to her from the Cabinet wives. From left to right: Adele (Mrs. Robert) Lovett; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson; Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Bess W. Truman; Evlyn (Mrs. John) Snyder; Regina (Mrs. James) McGranery; Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles) Sawyer (mostly obscured); Helen (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin; Margaret (Mrs. Frank) Pace; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan are standing outside Blair House in Washington, D.C., during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States. Front row, left to right: President Truman, Margaret Truman, Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. In the background are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

Quote from Sarah Alice Rice, "Since the International Statistical Conferences in 1947 was the first international meeting anywhere in the U.S. following the second war, every effort was made for the participants to have some opportunity of informal acquaintance with Washingtonians. As far as I know, this was the first time an effort was made to have every wife or daughter accompanying delegates to be entertained in small groups in U.S. homes. This program was most successful and even high-ranking women in government graciously participated, including Mrs.

Mrs. Edwin F. (Josephine) Stanton, wife of Ambassador Stanton, and a lady believed to be the wife of the mayor of Hanoi, at the tea party given by the Mayor of Hanoi, Vietnam for the delegation of the Melby Erskine Mission.

Mrs. Edwin F. (Josephine) Stanton, wife of Ambassador Edwin F. Stanton, at the tea party given by the Mayor of Hanoi for the delegation of the Melby Erskine Mission. The lady of the left is believed to be the wife of the mayor of Hanoi.

General Robert Landry attended a reception at Fort McNair Officers Club given by Secretary and Mrs. Frank Pace, Jr. in honor of the Minister of War of France and Madame Chevigne. From left, Mrs. Landry, General Robert Landry, Mrs. Pace, Minister Chevigne, Madame Chevigne.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Madame Chiang Kai-shek at the Cairo Conference. Others are unidentified. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. National Archives Photo No. 208-N-19665.

Emily Gardiner, second from the right, with unidentified people in Japan. Scanned from original negative.

Emily Gardiner, second from the right, with three unidentified people. Scanned from original negative.

Portrait of Mary Jane Ramsey Clark, wife of United States Attorney General Tom C. Clark. Location is believed to be in Texas as Mrs. Clark accompanied her husband on a trip.