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Tag Archives: President Harry S Truman
Harry Truman: Recognizing Israel 1948
Harry Truman was not a popular president in his own time. Disdain for Harry Harry S Truman (1884-1972) was a midwestern farm boy with neither pedigree, education, money or talent to recommend him. Having served commendably as Captain Harry in … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, Chaim Weizmann, Eddie Jacobson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, General George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, HST friend Eddie Jacobson, Madge Wallace, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Rabbi Yitshak Herzog, The creation of Israel, The Holocaust, US history, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Zionist Movement
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General Ike and Mrs. Preston
This could be considered a “Truman” story – since he provided the setting. The Truman Part In 1947, Harry S Truman was a generally unpopular President. He had assumed the office upon the death of very popular Franklin D. Roosevelt, … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bess Wallace Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Frances Clevelands' Second husband, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston, General Eisenhower, General Ike, Harry Truman's family, history, Mrs. Frances Preston, President Grover Cleveland, President Harry S Truman, President Truman, Presidential history, THomas Jex Preston, US history, White House history
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Bess Truman and The Airplane
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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Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Bess Truman's family life, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady History, Harry Truman, history, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Truman christens a plane, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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Harry Truman’s Mother-in-Law From Hell
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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Tagged American history, Bess Truman, Bess Truman's father David Wallace, Bess Truman's mother Madge Gates Wallace, Bess Wallace Truman, David Wallace, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Bess Truman, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Madge Gates Wallace, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents, White House history
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Harry Truman’s Best Birthday Present
Harry Truman was just shy of his 61st birthday when he became President. HST: The Unprepared Vice President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) was elected Democratic Senator from Missouri in 1934, two years after Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first elected Democratic … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Harry Truman, history, Missouri political boss Pendergast, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Harry S Truman, Presidential history, The suicide of Adopf Hitler, The Truman Committee, US history, V-E Day, Victory in Europe, VP Harry Truman, White House history, Winston Churchill, World War II, World War II ends
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Harry Truman’s Harried Christmas: 1945
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
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
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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The Hidden White House: A Book Review
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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