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Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman (née Wallace) (February 13, 1885October 18, 1982), was the wife of U.S. President Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She had known her future husband since they were children attending the same school in Independence, Missouri. As First Lady, she did not enjoy the social and political scene in Washington, and at the end of her husband's term in 1953, she was relieved to return to Independence. She currently holds the record of longest-lived First Lady, having reached the age of 97 at the time her death. ==Early life and education== Bess Truman was born Elizabeth Virginia Wallace on February 13, 1885, to David Willock Wallace (1860–1903) and his wife, the former Margaret Elizabeth Gates (1862–1952), in Independence, Missouri, and was known as Bessie during her childhood. She was the eldest of four; three brothers: Frank Gates Wallace, (4 March 1887 – 12 August 1960), George Porterfield Wallace, (1 May 1892 – 24 May 1963), David Frederick Wallace, (7 January 1900 – 30 September 1957). Harry Truman met Bess soon after his family moved to Independence, and the two attended school together until graduation. After graduating from William Chrisman High School (then known as Independence High School) she studied at Miss Barstow's Finishing School for Girls in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1903 her father got up very early one morning, climbed into the family bathtub and committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. According to biographer David McCullough, the cause for his suicide is unknown, with speculation ranging from depression to mounting debts.〔''American Experience: Truman'' PBS. 1997. Episode 1 of 2.〕〔("24,000 Pages of Bess Truman’s Family Papers Are Released" ). ''The New York Times''/The Associated Press. February 14, 2009.〕〔("Bess Truman" ). ''Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to American Presidents''. Retrieved January 15, 2013.〕 Bess and Harry Truman married in 1919 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bess Truman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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