Bess Wallace Truman: Harry's White House Boss

by Sara Sale

Book Overview

Thrust into the world of Washington politics and power, Bess Wallace Truman steadfastly remained what she wanted to be: a representative of middle-American values and virtues. She ran the White House as she ran her own home, attending personally to details that many first ladies had left to the staff. She answered mail in longhand, took charge of bookkeeping, and carefully watched expenses. President Harry S. Truman fondly called his wife "The Boss."...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700617418
• ISBN13: 9780700617418
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.5"