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After making arrangements for her mother, Bess' first act as first lady was to give her condolences to the widowed Eleanor Roosevelt shortly before attending her husband's inauguration. They moved into Blair House on April 16, allowing Eleanor time to vacate the White House, and they occupied the White House on May 7.
Bess Truman wore a matching skirt suit set with a ruffled blouse when her husband took the oath of office. Bess Truman, 1949 Bess Truman, left, with members of the Truman family.
Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Thursday, April 12, 1945, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Standing beside him are his wife Bess and ...
The first lady of the United States is the hostess of the White House.The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents' wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower, or when the wife of the president was unable to fulfill the duties of the first lady.
The site is operated by the National Park Service, with its centerpieces being the Truman Home in Independence and the Truman Farm Home in Grandview. It also includes the Noland home of Truman's cousins, and the George and Frank Wallace homes of Bess Truman's brothers. The site was designated a National Historic Site on May 23, 1983. [5]
First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [73] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [74] First first lady to march in an LGBT pride parade (2000). [75] First first lady to run for president (election in 2008). [12] [76]
Melania Trump, who had a successful modeling career before marrying her husband in 2005, likewise could forge her own path. ... Bess Truman, wife of Harry Truman, detested the pomp and ...
Wallace House (also called the Truman Home), 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, would be the home of Harry S. Truman, on-and-off, after his marriage to Bess Wallace, on June 28, 1919, until his death on December 26, 1972. Bess Truman's maternal grandfather, George Porterfield Gates, built the house over a period of years from ...