![]() In her 12 years as first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt had traveled all over the country as her husband's eyes and ears. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, was traumatic for him and for his wife.īess Truman's predecessor had been not only a dynamic force in American politics but also a renowned world figure. The suddenness with which Harry Truman was plunged into the presidency by the death of Franklin D. ![]() A woman's place in public, observed Truman, who died yesterday at age 97, was to "sit beside her husband, be silent and be sure her hat is on straight." The product of a small-town aristocracy with 19th-century manners and morals, she was repelled by personal publicity, even after 10 years as a senator's wife and 83 days as wife of a vice president. Her values and life style were set she knew who she was and had little inclination to change. ![]() Served as press secretary to Patricia Nixon d October 19, 1982īess Truman was 60 years old when her husband became president. ![]()
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