The President's House by Margaret Truman

But things have changed so much it hardly seems real. Maybe you can remember that far back too. “Just two months ago today, I was a reasonably happy and contented Vice President. How neglected had the White House been? Harry Truman wrote the following to Bess in June 1945: The exhibition gives visitors the chance to peer through the halls of the decrepit White House when the Trumans moved in, gives an insider’s perspective into the renovation itself, then shows off the final remodeled mansion the Trumans moved back into in 1952. Truman Library and Museum is telling the incredible story of the largest White House renovation in history this year through the temporary exhibition Saving the White House: Truman’s Extreme Makeover, on display through 2017. While Harry, Bess and Margaret Truman all joked in their letters and diary entries about hearing the “ghosts” of presidents past, these mysterious noises were actually telltale signs that the White House was disintegrating. The floors swayed as they walked on them, joints popped and cracked, and rats even scurried through holes in the walls and across the floors. When the Trumans moved into the White House in 1945, they soon discovered the old mansion was on the brink of collapse.

Past Recipients of the Truman Book Award.The couple had four children, and were prominent New York socialites who often hosted events for the New York elite. She was married to journalist Clifton Daniel, managing editor of The New York Times. First Ladies and First Families, including well-received biographies of her father, President Harry S. She later became the successful author of a series of murder mysteries, and a number of works on U.S. She also wrote articles as an independent journalist, for a variety of publications in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1957, Truman abandoned her singing career to pursue a career as a journalist and radio personality, when she became the co-host of the program Weekday with Mike Wallace. She made recordings for RCA Victor, and made television appearances on programs like What's My Line? and The Bell Telephone Hour. She appeared in concerts with orchestras throughout the United States and in recitals throughout the U.S. After graduating from George Washington University in 1946, she embarked on a career as a coloratura soprano, beginning with a concert appearance with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1947.

The President's House by Margaret Truman