Tag Archives: Harry S Truman

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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The Remarkable Friendship Between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In April, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt had died suddenly, and Vice President-now-President Harry S Truman, by his own admission, felt like the moon, stars and all the planets had fallen on him. Harry Truman Makes A Friend  Only days after … Continue reading →

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The Hidden White House: A Book Review

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

There is an old saying that if somebody asks for the time, you don’t need to tell them how to make a watch. And so it is with The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most … Continue reading →

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