Bess Truman

Bess Truman Historical Figure Nationality: United States Year of Birth: 1885 Year of Death: 1982 Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure Religion: Episcopalian (convert) Occupation: Politician, First Lady Spouse: Harry Truman (d. 1972) Children: Margaret Truman Political Party: Democratic Party Political Office(s): Second Lady of the United States; First Lady of the United States Fictional Appearances: The Hot War POD: November, 1950 Appearance(s): Fallout Type of Appearance: Contemporary references Date of Death: 1952 Cause of Death: Killed in an atomic bombing (World War III) Political Office(s): First Lady of the US The Man With the Iron Heart POD: May 29, 1942; Relevant POD: May, 1945 Type of Appearance: Contemporary reference

Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace Truman (February 13, 1885 – October 13, 1982) was the wife of President Harry Truman, and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She outlived her husband by almost 10 years, dying at age 97. She remains the longest lived first and second lady as of this writing.

Bess Truman in The Hot War

Bess Truman (1885-1952) and her daughter Margaret were killed by the atomic bomb the Soviet Union dropped on Washington, DC in May 1952. Beth and Margaret were in the White House at the time of the bombing, and it and the surrounding area was rendered a glassy wasteland. While President Harry Truman mourned their deaths, he did not let it prevent him from continuing to prosecute World War III with renewed determination.

Bess Truman in The Man With the Iron Heart

Bess Truman watched her husband struggle to keep the country's support for the ongoing occupation of Germany after World War II.

During a speech in San Francisco in 1947, Diana McGraw urged her supporters to keep fighting and to send Harry, Bess, and their daughter Margaret packing in 1948.

See Also

• Betty Steele, the First Lady from 1933 to 1953 in Joe Steele.

References

Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Eleanor Roosevelt	First Lady of the United States 1945-1953	Succeeded by Mamie Eisenhower
Preceded by Ilo Wallace	Second Lady of the United States January-April, 1945	Succeeded by Period of vacancy, then Jane Hadley Barkley
Political offices (The Hot War)
Preceded by Eleanor Roosevelt	First Lady of the United States 1945-1952	Succeeded by Office vacant at series' end, 1953