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Portrait de Bess Truman. Elisabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, dite Bess Truman, née le 13 février 1885 à Independence ( Missouri) et morte le 18 octobre 1982 dans la même ville. Elle est en sa qualité d'épouse du 33e président des États-Unis, Harry S. Truman, Première dame des États-Unis du 12 avril 1945 au 20 janvier 1953.
Bess did her best to take herself out of the public eye. There would be no touring of coal mines -- which Eleanor Roosevelt once did -- for Bess Truman. In addition, Bess ended her predecessor’s customary weekly meetings with female reporters. As First Lady, she told them, "You don't need to know me.
2 de sept. de 2022 · Bess was able to maintain a relatively normal private life as a senator’s wife. It wasn’t until Truman became president that her life changed much more dramatically. Unlike her predecessor, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess was adamant that her role as first lady be in the background.
12 de feb. de 2013 · When he could, Truman made trips to see Bess, traveling to Independence by carriage or train. But, given the distance, much of his courting happened in handwritten letters he sent beginning on ...
Truman Library. Harry Truman often visited his relatives, the Nolands, who lived across the street from the Gates family. One day in 1910, Aunt Ella Noland asked Harry to return a cake plate that Madge Wallace had sent over. Bess answered Harry’s knock at the door and it began their nine year courtship.
Truman Library. Elizabeth Virginia Wallace was born February 13, 1885 in Independence, Missouri. Her parents, David and Madge (Gates) Wallace, were both members of prosperous families and were highly regarded in the community. Bess was a pretty child, with curly blonde hair and blue eyes.
Harry S. Truman (1919–1972) †. Politieke partij. Democratische Partij. Portaal. Verenigde Staten. Elizabeth Virginia Wallace (Bess) Truman ( Independence (Missouri), 13 februari 1885 — aldaar, 18 oktober 1982) was de vrouw van de Amerikaanse president Harry S. Truman en first lady van de Verenigde Staten tussen 1945 en 1953.
