Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April.
Official portrait, 1947
Truman at age 13 in 1897
Truman's home in Independence, Missouri
Truman in September 1917
Bess Truman
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Elizabeth Virginia Truman 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
Harry S. Truman
…Commerce in Kansas City. In 1906, Truman returned to the Grandview farm, where he lived until entering the army in 1917. During this period, he courted Bess Wallace. He proposed in 1911, but she turned him down. Believing Wallace turned him down because he did not have much money, Truman later said he intended to…
Portrait, c. 1940s
Portrait of Bess Wallace at age four
Bess and Margaret Truman at the 1944 Democratic National Convention
President Truman takes the oath of office next to his wife Bess and daughter Margaret on April 12, 1945