President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration). 1945 - 1960. Diaries Files. 1947 - 1953. 1953. 1947 - 1953. Diary Entry of Former President Harry S. Truman
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Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
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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...
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
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Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979
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Vinson, Fred M. (Frederick Moore), 1890-1953
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Martin, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1884-1968
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Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955; he represented the district covering North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was the only Republican to serve as Speaker in a sixty-four year period from 1931 to 1995. He was a "compassionate conservative" who opposed the New Deal and supported the conservative coalition of Republicans and southern D...
Bridges, H. Styles (Henry Styles), 1898-1961
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Henry Styles Bridges (September 9, 1898 – November 26, 1961) was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd Governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate. Bridges was born in West Pembroke, Maine, the son of Alina Roxanna (Fisher) and Earle Leopold Bridges. He attended the public schools in Maine. Bridges attended the University of Maine at Orono until 1918. From 1918 he held...
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...
Murphy, Charles S. (Charles Springs), 1909-
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Lawyer, government official. From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Springs Murphy : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308423 ...
Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976
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Government official and appointments secretary to President Truman. From the description of Files, 1945-1953. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958771 Matthew J. Connelly (1907-1976) was the appointments secretary to President Harry S. Truman from 1945 to 1953. From the description of Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571784 ...
Steelman, John Roy, 1900-....
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Government executive. From the description of Reminiscences of John Roy Steelman : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513408 John Roy Steelman was born in Thornton, Arkansas on June 23, 1900. Upon graduating from high school he joined the U.S. Army and served in World War I, at the very end of the war. After the war, he drifted across the country to gain seasonal employment in a variety of manual jobs, then entered Hende...
