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Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was known for often voicing ...
Truman Library. Bess graduated from Independence High School in 1901. Her father’s financial difficulties initially kept her from attending college. David Wallace’s increasing debt and alcoholism led to his suicide in 1903. The stigma of his untimely death affected Madge Wallace deeply and from that point forward she relied heavily on Bess ...
Elizabeth Virginia Truman ( talaffuzi: Elizabet Virjiniya Truman; qizlik familiyasi Wallace ( talaffuzi: Uolles; 13-fevral, 1885-yil — 18-oktabr, 1982-yil ) — Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari birinchi xonimi, 1945- -yildan 1953- -yilgacha 33- prezident Harry S. Trumanning rafiqasi sifatida. Bess hozirda Qoʻshma Shtatlar tarixidagi eng uzoq umr ...
Bess herself responded to Powell, writing an open letter to the New York Times in which she declared her opposition to racial prejudice but refused to cut her ties with the D.A.R.In the main, though, the American people gradually came to respect and admire Bess Truman. For although Bess departed from the role of First Lady laid down by her illustrious predecessor, she portrayed herself as a ...
2. Sept. 2022 · Bess gave teas, led fundraising campaigns, attended official dinners and entertained dignitaries. Although Harry enjoyed such social functions, Bess never felt completely comfortable in the public eye. When Elizabeth, the future Queen of England, and her husband Philip were given a dinner in 1951, it was one of the few occasions Bess said she really enjoyed. Behind the scenes she was a ...
Truman, Bess (1885–1982)American first lady from 1945 to 1953. Name variations: Bess Wallace. Born Elizabeth Virginia Wallace on February 13, 1885, in Independence, Missouri; died on October 18, 1982, in Independence; oldest of four children of David Willock Wallace (a merchant and politician) and Margaret Elizabeth (Gates) Wallace; attended Barstow School for Girls in Kansas City, Missouri ...
President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman pose for their first full family photograph in the White House. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 2.
