Margaret Truman (Author of Murder in the White House)
Margaret Truman

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Margaret Truman


Born
in Independence, Missouri, The United States
February 17, 1924

Died
January 29, 2008

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Mary Margaret Truman-Daniel, widely known throughout her life as "Margaret Truman", (February 17, 1924 — January 29, 2008) was an American singer who later became a successful writer. She was the only child of Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States) and his wife Bess.

Born in Independence, Missouri, she was christened Mary Margaret Truman (for her aunt Mary Jane Truman and her maternal grandmother Margaret Gates Wallace) but was called Margaret from early childhood.

In 1944 Truman christened the battleship USS Missouri, which was named after her home state (when the ship was recommissioned in 1986 she was a featured speaker at the ceremony).

Truman pursued a singing career in the late 1940s. After graduating from George Washingto
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Average rating: 3.77 · 35,656 ratings · 3,107 reviews · 85 distinct worksSimilar authors
Murder in the White House (...

3.74 avg rating — 3,066 ratings — published 1980
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Murder in the Smithsonian (...

3.79 avg rating — 2,017 ratings — published 1983 — 31 editions
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Murder on Capitol Hill (Cap...

3.82 avg rating — 1,793 ratings — published 1981
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Murder In The Supreme Court...

3.83 avg rating — 1,740 ratings — published 1982 — 25 editions
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Murder at the FBI (Capital ...

3.84 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 1985 — 27 editions
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Murder at the National Cath...

3.75 avg rating — 1,373 ratings — published 1990 — 36 editions
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Murder on Embassy Row (Capi...

3.84 avg rating — 1,272 ratings — published 1984 — 23 editions
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Murder at the Kennedy Cente...

3.84 avg rating — 1,271 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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Murder at the Library of Co...

3.58 avg rating — 1,336 ratings — published 1991 — 24 editions
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Murder on K Street (Capital...

3.86 avg rating — 1,174 ratings — published 2007 — 29 editions
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“I love books. I really, really love them. There's something special about bringing people and books together”
Margaret Truman, Murder at the Library of Congress

“It was said in the First World War that the French fought for their country, the British fought for freedom of the seas, and the Americans fought for souvenirs.”
Margaret Truman, Harry Truman

“The Congress ran off and left everything just as I expected they would do and now they are trying to blame me because they did nothing. I just don’t believe people can be fooled that easily.”
Margaret Truman, Harry Truman

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