Bess Truman, the Glossary

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1. 75 relations: Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American Red Cross, Arthritis, Barbara Bush, Betty Ford, Bibliography of United States presidential spouses and first ladies, Blair House, C-SPAN, Ceremonial ship launching, Charlie Ross (journalist), Coconut Island (Hawaii Island), Colorado Springs, Colorado, DAR Constitution Hall, Daughters of the American Revolution, David Frederick Wallace, David McCullough, Democratic Party (United States), Edwin W. Pauley, Eleanor Roosevelt, First inauguration of Harry S. Truman, First Ladies: Influence & Image, First Lady of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George McGovern, George Washington University, Girl Scouts of the USA, Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign, Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Hazel Scott, Heart failure, Ike Skelton, Ilo Wallace, Independence, Missouri, Jackson County, Missouri, James W. Symington, Jane Hadley Barkley, Jimmy Carter, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City, Missouri, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mamie Eisenhower, Margaret Truman, Marshall Plan, Mary Paxton Keeley, Mastectomy, Medicare (United States), Miscarriage, ... Expand index (25 more) »

2. Harry S. Truman
3. Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States
4. Truman family
5. William Chrisman High School alumni

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971.

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American Red Cross

The American National Red Cross, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States.

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Arthritis

Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints.

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Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of former president George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. Bess Truman and Barbara Bush are 20th-century American Episcopalians, first ladies of the United States and second ladies and gentlemen of the United States.

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Betty Ford

Elizabeth Anne Ford (formerly Warren; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was the first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of former president Gerald Ford. Bess Truman and Betty Ford are 20th-century American Episcopalians, first ladies of the United States and second ladies and gentlemen of the United States.

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Bibliography of United States presidential spouses and first ladies

The following is a list of works about the spouses of presidents of the United States. Bess Truman and Bibliography of United States presidential spouses and first ladies are first ladies of the United States.

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Blair House

Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

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C-SPAN

Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a nonprofit public service.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Charlie Ross (journalist)

Charles Griffith Ross (November 9, 1885 – December 5, 1950) was White House Press Secretary between 1945 and 1950 for President Harry S. Truman. Bess Truman and Charlie Ross (journalist) are William Chrisman High School alumni.

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Coconut Island (Hawaii Island)

Coconut Island, or Moku Ola is a small island in Hilo Bay, just offshore from Lili'uokalani Park and Gardens, in Hilo, off the island of Hawaii.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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DAR Constitution Hall

DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall.

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Daughters of the American Revolution

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (often abbreviated as DAR or NSDAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in supporting the American Revolutionary War.

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David Frederick Wallace

David Frederick Wallace (January 7, 1900 – September 30, 1957) was an architect and brother of First Lady of the United States Bess Truman.

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David McCullough

David Gaub McCullough (July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Edwin W. Pauley

Edwin Wendell Pauley Sr. (January 7, 1903 – July 28, 1981) was an American businessman and political leader.

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. Bess Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt are 19th-century American women, 20th-century American Episcopalians and first ladies of the United States.

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First inauguration of Harry S. Truman

The first inauguration of Harry S. Truman as the 33rd president of the United States was held at 7:09 pm on Thursday, April 12, 1945, at the Cabinet Room inside the White House in Washington, D.C., following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt earlier that day.

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First Ladies: Influence & Image

First Ladies: Influence & Image is a 35-episode American television series produced by C-SPAN that originally aired from February 25, 2013 to February 10, 2014.

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First Lady of the United States

First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is the title held by the hostess of the White House, usually the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office. Bess Truman and First Lady of the United States are first ladies of the United States.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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George McGovern

George Stanley McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012) was an American politician and historian who was a U.S. representative and three-term U.S. senator from South Dakota, and the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election.

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George Washington University

The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress and is the first university founded under Washington D.C.'s jurisdiction.

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Girl Scouts of the USA

Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. Bess Truman and Harry S. Truman are Burials in Missouri, Missouri Democrats, Truman family and William Chrisman High School alumni.

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Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign

In 1948, Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley were elected president and vice president of the United States, defeating Republican nominees Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren. Bess Truman and Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign are Harry S. Truman.

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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site

The Harry S. Truman National Historic Site (officially styled without the period after the S, Public Law 98-32, Government Printing Office.) preserves the longtime home of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, as well as other properties associated with him in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area.

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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States (1945–1953), his wife Bess and daughter Margaret, and is located on U.S. Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri.

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Hazel Scott

Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidadian jazz and classical pianist and singer.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.

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Ike Skelton

Isaac Newton Skelton IV (December 20, 1931 – October 28, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for from 1977 to 2011.

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Ilo Wallace

Ilo Wallace (née Browne; March 10, 1888 – February 22, 1981) was the wife of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd vice president of the United States. Bess Truman and Ilo Wallace are second ladies and gentlemen of the United States.

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Independence, Missouri

Independence is the 5th most populous city in Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Jackson County.

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Jackson County, Missouri

Jackson County is located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas.

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James W. Symington

James Wadsworth Symington (born September 28, 1927) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Missouri.

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Jane Hadley Barkley

Elizabeth Jane Barkley (née Rucker, formerly Hadley; September 23, 1911 – September 6, 1964), also commonly known as Jane Hadley Barkley, was the second lady of the United States from 1949 to 1953, as the wife of Vice President Alben W. Barkley. Bess Truman and Jane Hadley Barkley are Missouri Democrats and second ladies and gentlemen of the United States.

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Jimmy Carter

James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.

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Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area.

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Lady Bird Johnson

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was the first lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 as the wife of then president Lyndon B. Johnson. Bess Truman and lady Bird Johnson are 20th-century American Episcopalians, first ladies of the United States and second ladies and gentlemen of the United States.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.

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Mamie Eisenhower

Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower (November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was the First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bess Truman and Mamie Eisenhower are first ladies of the United States.

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Margaret Truman

Mary Margaret Truman Daniel (February 17, 1924 – January 29, 2008) was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite. Bess Truman and Margaret Truman are Harry S. Truman and Truman family.

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Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.

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Mary Paxton Keeley

Mary Gentry Paxton Keeley (June 2, 1886 – December 6, 1986) was an American journalist.

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Mastectomy

Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.

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Medicare (United States)

Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease).

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Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is the death and expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive independently.

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Nancy Reagan

Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress who was the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, as the second wife of President Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. Bess Truman and Nancy Reagan are first ladies of the United States.

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National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.

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Old age

Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.

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Presidency of James Monroe

The presidency of James Monroe began on March 4, 1817, when James Monroe was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1825.

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Road trip

A road trip, sometimes spelled roadtrip, is a long-distance journey traveled by automobile.

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Rosalynn Carter

Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (August 18, 1927 – November 19, 2023) was an American writer, activist, and humanitarian who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the wife of president Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. Bess Truman and Rosalynn Carter are first ladies of the United States.

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Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States

The second gentleman or second lady of the United States (SGOTUS or SLOTUS) is the informal title held by the spouse of the vice president of the United States, concurrent with the vice president's term of office.

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Siena College Research Institute

Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) is an affiliate of Siena College, located originally in Friars Hall and now in Hines Hall on the college's campus, in Loudonville, New York, in suburban Albany.

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The Barstow School

The Barstow School, previously called Miss Barstow’s School 1884 known as oldest private school for girls in Kansas City, is a secular, coeducational, independent preparatory school in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

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The Gettysburg Times

The Gettysburg Times is an American newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania owned by the Sample News Group.

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Thomas Eagleton

Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1968 to 1987. Bess Truman and Thomas Eagleton are Missouri Democrats.

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Trinity Episcopal Church (Independence, Missouri)

Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church at 409 North Liberty Street in Independence, Missouri.

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Truman Committee

The Truman Committee, formally known as the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, was a United States Congressional investigative body, headed by Senator Harry S. Truman. Bess Truman and Truman Committee are Harry S. Truman.

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Truman Doctrine

The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledges American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats." The doctrine originated with the primary goal of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War.

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United States in the Korean War

The military history of the United States during the Korean War began after the defeat of Japan by the Allied Powers in World War II.

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Whistle-stop train tour

A whistle stop or whistle-stop tour is a style of political campaigning where the politician makes a series of brief appearances or speeches at a number of small towns over a short period of time.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States.

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White House Press Secretary

The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States federal government, especially with regard to the president, senior aides and executives, as well as government policies.

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William Chrisman High School

William Chrisman High School is a high school located in Independence, Missouri, United States, as part of the Independence School District.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

The Democratic Party's 1944 nomination for Vice President of the United States was determined at the 1944 Democratic National Convention, on July 21, 1944. Bess Truman and 1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection are Harry S. Truman.

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1972 Democratic National Convention

The 1972 Democratic National Convention was the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party for the 1972 presidential election.

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1972 United States presidential election

The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972.

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1980 United States presidential election

The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 1980.

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See also

Harry S. Truman

• 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri
• 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri
• 1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
• 1944 United States presidential election
• 1948 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
• 1948 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 1948 United States presidential election
• Bess Truman
• Central Intelligence Group
• Choosing Truman
• Convention Hall
• David Kirby Foster
• Dear Bess
• Dewey Defeats Truman
• Donald Dawson
• Edward F. Neild
• Electoral history of Harry S. Truman
• Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site
• Harry S Truman Office and Courtroom
• Harry S. Truman
• Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign
• Harry S. Truman: A Life
• Independence station
• Kong Chow Temple
• Margaret Truman
• Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman
• Presidency of Harry S. Truman
• Research Medical Center
• Robert Hugh Ferrell
• Saving Freedom
• Statue of Harry S. Truman
• The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace
• Truman Balcony
• Truman Committee
• Truman Day
• Truman National Security Project

Second ladies and gentlemen of the United States

• Abigail Adams
• Abigail Fillmore
• Ann Gerry
• Anna Morton
• Barbara Bush
• Bess Truman
• Betty Ford
• Caro Dawes
• Carrie Babcock Sherman
• Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
• Doug Emhoff
• Edith Roosevelt
• Eliza Hendricks
• Eliza McCardle Johnson
• Ellen Hamlin
• Ellen Maria Colfax
• Floride Calhoun
• Grace Coolidge
• Hannah Tompkins
• Happy Rockefeller
• Ilo Wallace
• Jane Hadley Barkley
• Jennie Tuttle Hobart
• Jill Biden
• Joan Mondale
• Judy Agnew
• Karen Pence
• Lady Bird Johnson
• Letitia Christian Tyler
• Letitia Stevenson
• Lois Irene Marshall
• Lynne Cheney
• Mariette Rheiner Garner
• Marilyn Quayle
• Mary Cyrene Breckinridge
• Muriel Humphrey
• Pat Nixon
• Sophia Dallas
• Tipper Gore

Truman family

• Bess Truman
• Clifton Daniel
• Clifton Truman Daniel
• Harry S. Truman
• Louis W. Truman
• Margaret Truman
• Martha Young Truman
• Ralph E. Truman

William Chrisman High School alumni

• Barbara Thoman Curtis
• Bess Truman
• Charlie Ross (journalist)
• Harry S. Truman
• Jeffrey Lundgren
• Paul Henning
• Phog Allen
• Tava Smiley

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bess_Truman

Also known as Bess Wallace, David Willock Wallace, Elizabeth Truman, Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace, Elizabeth Virginia Truman, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman, Elizabeth Wallace Truman.

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