BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bess Truman UID:2008-05-05-11-13-45-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=2;BYMONTHDAY=13 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260213 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DTSTAMP:20260315T203213 CATEGORIES:First Spouse LOCATION:Independence\, Missouri GEO:39.0911161;-94.4155068 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Born February 13, 1885\n

Wife of President Harry S. Truman

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Bess Truman (1885 -1982) was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953, during the pres idency of her husband, Harry S. Truman. Born Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Missouri, she married Harry in 1919. Known for her reserved and private n ature, Bess preferred to stay out of the public spotlight, focusing on fam ily life and managing the White House. She was a strong supporter of her h usband's political career but often expressed a desire for privacy, famous ly rejecting the idea of becoming more involved in public affairs. After l eaving the White House, Bess lived a quiet life in Independence, Missouri, where she passed away in 1982.

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DESCRIPTION:Born February 13\, 1885\nWife of President Harry S. Truman\nBes s Truman (1885 -1982) was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953\, during the presidency of her husband\, Harry S. Truman. Born Eliza beth Virginia Wallace in Missouri\, she married Harry in 1919. Known for h er reserved and private nature\, Bess preferred to stay out of the public spotlight\, focusing on family life and managing the White House. She was a strong supporter of her husband's political career but often expressed a desire for privacy\, famously rejecting the idea of becoming more involve d in public affairs. After leaving the White House\, Bess lived a quiet li fe in Independence\, Missouri\, where she passed away in 1982.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,5789-bess-tru man?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR