Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. Photograph of India Edwards with the First Lady and First Daughter

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Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. Photograph of India Edwards with the First Lady and First Daughter

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Harry S. Truman Library

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Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008

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Margaret Truman Daniel (1924-2008) was born in Independence, Missouri. She is the daughter of President Harry S. and Elizabeth Virginia (Bess) Truman. She married E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. (a newspaper editor), on April 21, 1956. After graduating from George Washington University in 1946, she embarked on a career as a coloratura soprano. She was also a successful radio personality as co-host of the program Weekday with Mike Wallace. Later, Truman became the successful author of a series of murde...

Brannan, Eda (Eda Seltzer), 1906-2006

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Eda Seltzer Brannan (b. Aug. 17, 1906-d. Mar. 8, 2006) was the wife of Charles Franklin Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture during the Truman administration. From the description of Brannan, Eda, (Eda Seltzer), 1906-2006 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10596451 ...

Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

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Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was known for often voicing her opinions. Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Harry Truman often ended his campaign talk by introducing his wife as “the Boss” and his daughter, Margaret, as “the Boss’s Boss,” and they smiled and waved as the train picked up steam. The sight of that close-knit family gallantly fighting against such lo...

Edwards, India, 1895-1990

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India H. Thomas Gillespie was born on June 16, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John A. and India H. Thomas Gillespie. From 1918 to 1936 Edwards was the Society Editor for the Chicago Tribune. On March 6, 1920 she married John F. Moffett, and later had two children, John Holbrook Moffett and India Moffett Williams. She divorced Moffett in 1937. From 1936 to 1942 she was the Woman's page editor for the Tribune. On June 16, 1942, she married Herbert Threlkeld Edwards and moved to Washing...