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Bess Truman. English: Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982), often known as Bess Truman, was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
Bess Truman is more than a rare, intimate, and surprising portrait of a famous First Lady who kept her deepest feelings - and considerable influence on President Truman - hidden from public view. It also is the heartwarming story of an enduring love and a remarkable political partnership.
Bess Truman is more than a rare, intimate, and surprising portrait of a famous First Lady who kept her deepest feelings - and considerable influence on President Truman - hidden from public view. It also is the heartwarming story of an enduring love and a remarkable political partnership.
Born in Independence, Missouri, in 1885 to David and Margaret “Madge” Wallace -- members of the small town’s upper social echelon -- Bess grew into a bright, athletic, emotionally strong, and pretty young women. After her father committed suicide in 1903, she assumed leadership of the Wallace family and provided her mother much-needed ...
Portrait of Bess W. Truman. Autographed, "To Reathel, With love and best wishes, from, Bess W. Truman." Date(s) ca. 1945. Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. 500 W US ...
Portrait of Bess Truman at age four. Bess was born as Elizabeth Virginia Wallace on February 13, 1885, in Independence, Missouri, to Margaret Elizabeth Gates and David Willock Wallace. Margaret was the daughter of a businessman, and David was a local politician. Bess was known as Bessie during her childhood, and she had three younger brothers ...
Nov 1, 1982 · November 1, 1982 12:00 AM EST. Bess Truman: 1885-1982. Her husband called her “the boss” and “my chief adviser.”. But months after Harry Truman became President in 1945, First Lady Bess ...
