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Also known as Bess Wallace Truman, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, Elizabeth Virginia Truman, Elizabeth Wallace, Bess Wallace, Elizabeth Truman, Elizabeth Wallace Truman

First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953

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Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, known as Bess Truman, was a female American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She held the positions of First Lady of the United States and Second Lady of the United States. Born in Independence on February 13, 1885, she was a citizen of the United States and adhered to the Episcopal Church.

Truman was married to Harry S. Truman, and the couple had a child named Margaret Truman. She spoke English and was buried at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Bess Truman died in Independence on October 18, 1982.

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Elizabeth Virginia Truman (née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She had previously served as Second Lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97 years, 247 days, she was the longest-lived first and second spouse.

She was born in Independence, Missouri, where she kept a home her entire life. She had known Harry since they were children, though she did not return his affections until adulthood. She was strongly affected by the suicide of her father when she was 18, which shaped her opinions about privacy from the public eye and the responsibilities of a spouse. Bess and Harry married in 1919, and Bess spent the following years managing the Truman household and working in her husband's offices as his political career advanced. She was apprehensive about Harry running for vice president in 1944, and she was deeply upset when he ascended to the presidency the following year.

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