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Bess Truman
Elizabeth Virginia Truman was First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She had previously served as Second Lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97 years, 247 days, she was the longest-lived first and second spouse.
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politics · First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 · politician · also Bess Truman, Bess Wallace Truman, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, Elizabeth Virginia Truman, Elizabeth Wallace
Born 13 February 1885 · Died 18 October 1982 · Q233652
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Harry and Bess Truman Decision Outtake
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1993· 1 entry
But its subsequent edition in 2003 ranked her as 20th best out of 38
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1982· 2 entries
From congestive heart failure at the age of 97, and a private funeral service was held on October 21
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Died 1982-10-18.
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1974· 1 entry
And she held a similar position for Stuart Symington in 1976
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1965· 1 entry
The Trumans were the first senior citizens to receive Medicare cards, presented to them by Johnson at the Truman Library
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1955· 1 entry
The Trumans went on vacation at a resort owned by Edwin W
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1953· 1 entry
The Trumans went back to Independence and the family home at 219 North Delaware Street, where the former president worked on building his library and writing his memoirs
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1952· 1 entry
One of Bess' friends described her as trying not to show how gleeful she was
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1948· 1 entry
Traveling the country with Harry in a whistle-stop train tour in which he introduced her to crowds as his "Boss"
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1945· 3 entries
Immediately ascending Harry Truman to become the President of the United States and Bess Truman the First Lady of the United States
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Career landmark: First Lady of the United States (1945–1953).
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Career landmark: Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States (1945–1945).
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1944· 2 entries
And she was deeply upset when he ascended to the presidency the following year
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Harry was offered the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States
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1934· 1 entry
Bess stayed in Missouri with her mother for the first year
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1919· 2 entries
At Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence
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And Bess spent the following years managing the Truman household and working in her husband's offices as his political career advanced
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1917· 1 entry
But he refused to risk making her a young widow
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1911· 1 entry
In a long letter, which he later admitted was clumsily written, but Bess turned him down
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1910· 1 entry
Long after their time in school, Harry volunteered to return a cake plate to the Wallaces as an excuse to speak to Bess
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1903· 1 entry
When Bess was 18, her father died by suicide
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1890· 1 entry
And the two attended school together until graduation
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1885· 2 entries
In Independence, Missouri, to Margaret or "Madge" Elizabeth Gates (1862–1952) and David Willock Wallace
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Born 1885-02-13.
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