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Bess Truman
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Overview
Born
February 13
,
1885
·
Independence, Missouri, USA
Died
October 18
,
1982
·
Independence, Missouri, USA
(congestive heart failure)
Birth name
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Height
5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Mini Bio
Bess Truman was born on February 13, 1885 in Independence, Missouri, USA. She was married to
Harry S. Truman
. She died on October 18, 1982 in Independence, Missouri, USA.
Family
Spouse
Harry S. Truman
(June 28, 1919 - December 26, 1972) (his death, 1 child)
Children
Margaret Truman
Trivia
Longest-lived First Lady of the United States - 97 years, 8 months, 5 days. One of only six First Ladies to live into their 90s as of 2018, the others being:
Lady Bird Johnson
(94),
Nancy Reagan
(94),
Betty Ford
(93),
Barbara Bush
(92) and
Rosalynn Carter
(90).
First lady of the United States (1945-1953).
Mother of
Margaret Truman
Daniel.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 793-796. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
Her favorite actress was
Ingrid Bergman
.
Quotes
I'm not going down any coal mines.
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