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NAME: Bess Truman
OCCUPATION: U.S. First Lady
BIRTH DATE: February 13, 1885
DEATH DATE: October 18, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH: Independence, Missouri
PLACE OF DEATH: Independence, Missouri
Maiden Name: Bess Wallace

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Bess Truman is best known for her quiet role as First Lady of the United States for her husband Harry Truman.

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Bess Truman, born in Independence, Missouri, is best known for her quiet role as First Lady of the United States for her husband Harry Truman. The Truman's relationship began to develop in elementary school and would take them from Missouri to the White House with the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945. Her legacy is one of a traditional wife in the background.

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