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White House Ceremony of Unveiling of Bess Truman Portrait

White House ceremony in East Room for the unveiling of the official portrait by Greta Kempton of First Lady Bess Truman. This photo shows First Lady Lady Bird Johnson shaking hands with Harrison Gates Daniel. Left to right: Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; and Margaret Truman.

Bess Truman Portrait Unveiling at White House

Photo of the Daniel family at the ceremony in the East Room of the White House, unveiling the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Left to right: Vice-President Hubert Humphrey; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Thomas Washington Daniel (1 year old); Margaret Truman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); and Clifton Daniel.

White House Ceremony of Unveiling of Official Portrait of Bess Truman

Ceremony in East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the official Greta Kempton portrait of First Lady Bess Truman. Seated on first row, left to right: unidentified woman; Harrison Gates Daniel (3 years old); William Wallace Daniel (7 years old); Clifton Truman Daniel (9 years old); Margaret Truman (holding 1 year old Thomas Washington Daniel); her husband Clifton Daniel; and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Seated behind the Daniel family is Mrs. Philip C. Brooks (in blue dress) and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Director of the Harry S. Truman Library.

White House Ceremony of Unveiling of Bess Truman's Official Portrait

Ceremony in the East Room of the White House of the unveiling of the official portrait by Greta Kempton of First Lady Bess Truman. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson stands by the painting, speaking to former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Seated at left are: William Wallace Daniel, Clifton Truman Daniel, Margaret Truman, and her husband Clifton Daniel.