Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. Harry and Bess Truman Wedding Party

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

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...

Wallace, Helen, 1896-1971

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Helen Wallace was born on March 4, 1896, in Independence, Missouri. She lived most of her life in Kansas City and Liberty, Missouri. She was the daughter of Myra Gates Wallace and first cousin of Bess W. Truman. She worked as a teacher at McCoy Elementary School in Independence, and was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. She moved to La Canada, California, in the late 1960s, and passed away there on July 23, 1971. From the description of Wallace, Helen, 1896-1971 (U.S. Nati...

Marks, Ted, b. 1882

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Wallace, Frank Gates, 1887-1960

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Frank Wallace (b. Mar. 4, 1887, Independence, Mo.-d. Aug. 12, 1960, Independence, Mo.) was the eldest brother of Bess Wallace Truman. He married Natalie Ott on April 6, 1915. From the description of Wallace, Frank Gates, 1887-1960 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598745 ...

Wells, Louise, 1967-....

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Louise Wells, daughter of Maud Louise Gates Wells, cousin of Bess Wallace Truman. From the description of Wells, Louise (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598869 ...