The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

The spotlight did not appeal to Bess Truman. "She would return home to Independence as often as possible, leaving the President feeling very alone, often desolate," says historian David McCullough.

Infrastructure you say? One afternoon in early 1946 Bess Truman was hosting a reception for the rouged, graying ladies of the Daughters of the American Revolution in the Blue Room on the ground ...

The visit continued a tradition, dating back to first lady Bess Truman, of presidents’ wives bringing holiday cheer to children who are too ill to be at home for Christmas. President Biden has ...

President Harry Truman and Bess Truman moved back to their home in Independence, Missouri, when they left the White House. The Trumans had lived at 219 North Delaware Street since they married in ...

No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S. Truman was sworn in shortly after Roosevelt's death in 1945. Bess Truman wore a matching skirt suit set with a ruffled blouse when her husband ...

No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S. Truman was sworn in shortly after Roosevelt's death in 1945. Bess Truman wore a matching skirt suit set with a ruffled blouse when her husband took ...