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Elizabeth Virginia Truman (née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and the 32nd First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She had previously served as second lady of the United States from January to April 1945.
After Bess Truman's death in 1982, her personal archives were donated to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.While surveying the contents of the archives a year later, Ferrell discovered more than 1,200 letters from Harry to his wife, all of which had been previously thought to have been burned by Bess to preserve their privacy. [7]
Wreath by Truman's casket, December 27, 1972 Graves of Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman in Independence, Missouri. On December 5, 1972, Truman was admitted to Kansas City's Research Hospital and Medical Center with pneumonia. He developed multiple organ failure, fell into a coma, and died at 7:50 a.m. on December 26, at the age of 88. At the ...
Bess Truman, wife of Harry Truman, detested the pomp and circumstance of the White House and preferred the laid-back atmosphere of the family’s home in Independence, Missouri. She went back ...
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 Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S Truman, the 33rd president of the United States (1945–1953), his wife Bess and daughter Margaret, and is located on U.S. Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri.
The Truman Home (earlier known as the Gates–Wallace home), 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, was the home of Harry S. Truman from the time of 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 between the years 1867 ...
Then a little while later, my wife was helping organize a gala luncheon event for the Bess Truman Scholarship awarded by the Junior Service League of Independence. And she asked me to come dressed ...