Jij vicepresident? Weet je wel wat dat betekent, vroeg Bess Truman op hoge toon haar man Harry S. Truman toen die vertelde door Roosevelt te zijn gevraagd om diens plaatsvervanger te worden. „Als FDR ...

‘Toen Franklin Roosevelt overleed, realiseerde ik mij dat er minstens een miljoen beter gekwalificeerde mannen rondlopen om de presidentiële verantwoordelijkheden op zich te nemen. Maar nu was het ...

Bess Truman avoided the spotlight and, perhaps, would have avoided becoming first lady had duty not called. History documents ...

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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- At the Independence home of Harry and Bess Truman, Vietta Garr prepared dinner and served it. Over decades of such service at the Truman home and the White House, however, she ...

The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom continues to rotate through photos and artifacts representing past presidents and first ladies. This week, the lobby has new items for Harry S. Truman, Bess ...

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