Tag Archives: First Lady Bess Truman

Bess Truman and The Airplane

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Feather Foster

Few First Ladies were as reluctant as Bess Truman. Bess: The Reluctant Everything Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was considered outgoing and personable all the way through high school. She was a good student, an excellent athlete (a rarity at the turn … Continue reading →

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Harry Truman’s Mother-in-Law From Hell

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Feather Foster

Harry Truman was always an outspoken man who never minced words, but… Madge Wallace …Margaret Gates Wallace (1862-1952), called Madge from childhood, was perhaps the only exception.  Madge was the spoiled daughter of midwesterners George and Elizabeth Gates. George Gates … Continue reading →

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Harry Truman’s Harried Christmas: 1945

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

The Sudden Presidency While political insiders had noticed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s physical decline, the country was in shock when their President – for twelve years and counting – died suddenly in Warm Springs, GA. His failing health had been generally … Continue reading →

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The Courtship of Bess and Harry Truman

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Bess Wallace and Harry Truman courted (sort of) for nearly thirty years. Little Boy Harry and Little Girl Bess: Writing of his courtship many years after his marriage, Harry Truman said he first fell in love with Bess Wallace when … Continue reading →

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Bess Truman’s First Press Conference

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Few First Ladies were more reluctant to be in the public eye than Bess Truman. Mrs. Truman becomes FLOTUS Late in the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Bess Truman (1885-1982) received a phone call from her husband. There was a … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Truman and the Housekeeper

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Bess Wallace Truman would not tolerate any disregard to her authority. Bess Wallace: Homebody Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was the granddaughter of a well-to-do flour mill owner from Independence, MO. Her mother, Madge Gates, was a spoiled and self-centered woman, who … Continue reading →

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Bess Truman: The Family Secret

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Few First Ladies hated the position more than Bess Truman. Bess Truman becomes First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s example was daunting enough for anyone, but for Bess Wallace Truman, all she wanted was to go in a completely different direction:  Back … Continue reading →

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