Secrets & Scandals Of America’s First Ladies

Bess Truman

Bess Truman was the wife of 33rd president Harry Truman, who she knew since she was a child. They married in 1919 after Truman fought in WWI. Bess Truman knew that she would have to move into the White House if her husband was elected president but she was not emotionally prepared for when it actually happened. When she learned that Truman won the election, she broke down into tears at the thought of being First Lady. Anything that kept Bess away from her home in Independence, Missouri caused her heartache. Becoming First Lady was something she was vehemently against.