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Elizabeth V. "Bess" Truman


(February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982)

Elizabeth V. "Bess" Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman since 1919, and the first lady of the United States from April 1945 to January 1953.

The Johnsons and the Trumans

“We’re Just So Fond of You”

  December 25, 1968