Bess Truman

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocacy Civil rights
Education
Veterans'_affairs
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Society_of_the_Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution
gptkbp:associatedWith Truman_family
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Independence,_Missouri
gptkbp:born February 13, 1885
gptkbp:children gptkb:Margaret_Truman
gptkbp:died October 18, 1982
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:famousQuote “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“I am not a politician.”
“I am proud of my husband.”
“I want to be remembered as a good person.”
“I_have_always_been_a_Democrat.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Elizabeth_Virginia_Wallace_Truman
gptkbp:grandparent Clifford_Truman
gptkbp:hasChild gptkb:Harrison_Truman
gptkbp:hobbies Reading
Traveling
Gardening
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bess Truman
gptkbp:image Bess Truman 1945.jpg
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:involved Women's organizations
gptkbp:knownFor Support of her husband's presidency
gptkbp:legacy Historical preservation efforts
Support for the arts
Promotion of women's rights
Influence on First Ladies
gptkbp:nickname Bess
gptkbp:notableWork Memoirs of Bess Truman
gptkbp:occupation Socialite
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Harry_S._Truman_Presidential_Library_and_Museum
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:previousName Wallace
gptkbp:residence gptkb:The_White_House
gptkbp:role First Lady of the United States
gptkbp:signature Bess_Truman's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:termEnd January 20, 1953
gptkbp:termStart April 12, 1945