Can you identify Bess Truman?
I wasn't able to, but by process of elimination I think she's standing next to the only man in the pic, and not wearing a hat.
I can recognize Mamie Eisenhower, but not Bess Truman, nor come to think of it Mrs. Nixon, but of course Lady Bird Johnson. And no idea what Mrs. Ford looked like, though I think she did start the Betty Ford Treatment Center for alcoholism and drug addictions...kudos to her. Yes I know other first ladies, but apparently selectively.
There, I've got to learn about those other First Ladies!
And on another topic...the sad loss of lives to COVID-19...here's a link to the NPR story about an art installation which will be installed Oct. 1 of white flags, one for each of the 600,000 Americans who've died from this pandemic.
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ReplyDeleteI have forgotten most of the president's wives, at least what they looked like. I do remember Jacqueline Kennedy.
The art memorial for the Covid victims sounds lovely. Take care, enjoy your weekend!
I hope the memorial installation will be assembled soon.
DeleteInteresting bit of history on the First Ladies. No such gathering, thankfully, would happen now unless they called it "cabinet and government significant others". Too bad that installation didn't go up before today's event outside the Capitol.
ReplyDeleteThe installation will each day need more flags...sad to say. I didn't listen to the news to see what the crazies did today...hope it wasn't too bad.
Delete...and none looked like Melania.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I forgot how well she stood out - like a sore thumb.
DeletePeople dressed differently in those days. Times have changed.
ReplyDeleteYes, that was our parents' generation. We've moved through it to see our children's choices for dress for business.
DeleteI didn't recognize anyone, but if I got a magnifying glass and took a closer look I might have.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea who all the wives were...but the teacher was the only man.
DeleteLove Tom's comment. :)
ReplyDeleteRather different to today's fashions.
ReplyDeleteYes, and a bit strange if those women were to run into people working in the Capitol these days.
DeleteThe Trumans were quite a team.
ReplyDeleteYes, but I never studied their terms of presidency. They got skipped in American history, and I don't know what he really accomplished.
DeleteThe hats in the unique photo you found are amazing! I was unaware of the flag installation -- such a sad, moving visual of the losses from Covid 19. Thank you for posting.
ReplyDeleteI don't know when the flag installation will get put up, but apparently the artist has received the permission needed for it. Yes didn't those women wear interesting hats!
DeleteI really love hats, but I’m not a big fan of many of these. I wonder why. I couldn’t identify Bess Truman either. I think I could identify most modern First Ladies, but I may be giving myself more credit than I deserve.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I found photos of Bette Ford and Bess Truman!
DeleteThanks for teaching me about this class for wives of political figures. I have the same guess about which woman is Bess Truman.
ReplyDeleteStill learning these 20th century ladies. Now to learn the First Wives before Eleanor Roosevelt!
DeleteA fascinating choice of topic and I loved seeing the fashions of the day worn by the political wives.
ReplyDeleteThey did represent the women who were important enough to have husbands in the various official jobs!
DeleteMy mother was always proud that she and some friends in her Univ Maryland sorority were invited to have tea with Mamie Eisenhower at the White House. One of my favorite books on US Presidents is one you might like to read: "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip" by Matthew Algeo, 2011. It's an account of the author following the route Harry and Bess made in 1953 when just the two of them drove from the east coast back to Missouri. Truman had left office and it was a time when presidential security was much simpler.
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