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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 First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She also served as the second lady of the United States from January to April 1945.
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman (Independence, Misuri, 13 de febrero de 1885-ibídem, 18 de octubre de 1982), comúnmente conocida por Bess Truman, fue la esposa de Harry S. Truman y primera dama de los Estados Unidos desde 1945 hasta 1953.
Elizabeth “Bess” Truman (1885-1982) was an American first lady (1945-53) and the wife of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Bess Truman was an American first lady (1945–53), the wife of Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States. Bess Wallace, the daughter of David Wallace, a local politician, and Margaret Gates Wallace, came from one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in Independence, Missouri.
19 de oct. de 1982 · Bess Truman, the widow of President Truman, died early yesterday after suffering congestive heart failure at her home in Independence, Mo. She was 97 years old. Mrs. Truman is to be buried...
1 de nov. de 1982 · 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 went shopping in Washington’s ...
Born in Independence, Missouri, on February 13, 1885, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, who as the wife of the thirty-third president of the United States was accustomed to sign her name as Bess W. Truman, graduated from Independence High School in 1901, in the same class as her future husband.
