biography
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Truman, Bess
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popular name of Elizabeth Virginia Truman, née Wallace
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| female
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| lived:
| (1885–1982)
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| biography:
| US first lady (1945–53), born in Independence, Missouri, USA. The daughter of a farmer, she and Harry Truman were childhood sweethearts, and married in 1919. Although a private person, she exerted considerable influence over Truman's public career. The Trumans had one child, Margaret Truman who, after a brief career as a singer, retired to marry and later became a writer. Following the presidency, Bess lived quietly until her death. |
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