Vacations

Former President Harry S. Truman (right), Bess Truman (left), and Dorothy Rosenman (center) have breakfast on the terrace of the Chateau Saint-Martin, Vence, France, during their 1958 European tour. (From original slide SL2617) From: Truman Home.

Exterior view of two unidentified, standing Mongolian natives and one kneeling. Exact location in Mongolia not given. Charles Thayer headed a party of fourteen Americans who traveled to Mongolia on a vacation in the summer of 1963, probably in June. They arrived at Ulan Bator and during the trip visited the Gobi Desert as well as the steppes of Mongolia and the site of the ancient capital of Karakorum. Thayer states the group travelled through the provinces more than 1000 kilometers by bus and jeep and another 600 kilometers by air.

The Il Vittoriano, a monument in honor of the first king of unified Italy, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Rome. This photo was taken while Reathel Odum accompanied Margaret Truman on her vacation trip to Europe.

Passengers sit in a lounge aboard the S.S. America. Pictured: Reathel Odum (third row, third from left). All others unidentified. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Passengers gather in a lounge aboard the S.S. America. Pictured: Reathel Odum (third row, second from left). All others unidentified. Margaret Truman, Annette Wright, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Margaret Truman (right) and Annette Wright sit on the couch in their suite aboard the S.S. America. Margaret, Annette, and Reathel Odum traveled to Europe on board this ship.

Margaret Truman poses for a picture with Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and others while in Europe. Left to right: Margaret Truman; Queen Elisabeth of Belgium; Annette Wright; unidentified woman; Reathel Odum; and the French Ambassador to Belgium. At this time, Reathel Odum was personal secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman.

Margaret Truman (foreground, right) and company leave the American Embassy in Brussels, Belgium for a luncheon with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. Also pictured, in background: Annette Wright (second from left); Reathel Odum (center); and United States Ambassador to Belgium Robert Murphy (second from right). All others unidentified.

Left to right: James Burke, Secret Service; Reathel Odum; and Guy Spaman, Secret Service, have dinner on their first night aboard the S.S. America. All others unidentified. At this time, Reathel Odum was personal secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman and was accompanying Margaret Truman on her trip to Europe.

Left to right: Guy Spaman, Secret Service; Reathel Odum; Andy Daigle, Secret Service; and James Burke, Secret Service have drinks in the Purser's cabin while on board the S.S. Constitution. Ms. Odum was personal secretary to First Lady Bess W. Truman and traveling companion of Margaret Truman at the time this photo was taken.