Barkley, Jane R. (Jane Rucker), 1911-1964

Vice President Alben Barkley (center) and his wife, Mrs. Jane Barkley, admire the newly presented Congressional Gold Medal which was presented by President Harry S. Truman (right). In the background, second from the left is Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) in the Oval Office, shaking hands with Vice President Alben Barkley (second from left) as he presents him with a Gold Medal for distinguished service in Congress, as the Vice President's wife, Mrs. Jane Barkley (left), and Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the Bureau of the Mint (right), look on.

Vice President and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley enjoy a joke with their guests at a reception they gave in their Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite just prior to the $100 a plate Democratic Party Dinner. Left to Right: Mrs. Max Truitt, Mr. Barkley's daughter; Mrs. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mr. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mrs. Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Mr. Boyle is chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Ladies of the Senate today held their first business meeting of the year, with Mrs. Alben Barkley becoming president of the group. She succeeds the late Mrs. Allen J. Ellender, wife of the Louisiana Senator. Shown Left to Right: Mrs. William F. Knowland, wife of Senator from California, Mrs. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire, Mrs. Alben W. Barkley, and Mrs. Millard E. Tydings of Maryland. From: Beth Gore.