 Dear Bess:
Love Letters
from the President
These letters highlight the personal relationship between Harry and Bess Truman as illustrated in almost 50 years of handwritten personal letters. This online exhibition includes scans of original letters from the Library's collections. The letters not only show the personal loving relationship between Harry and Bess, but the President's efforts to use his wife as a sounding board for the issues of state.
Click on the links below to view a scanned image for each page of the
letters listed. Some pages are accompanied by a transcription of their
contents for your convenience.
December 31, 1910
April 1, 1911
- April 1, 1911, Page 1
- April 1, 1911, Page 2
- April 1, 1911, Page 3
- April 1, 1911, Page 4
- April 1, 1911, Page 5
- April 1, 1911, Page 6
May 17, 1911
- May 17, 1911, Page 1
- May 17, 1911, Page 2
- May 17, 1911, Page 3
- May 17, 1911, Page 4
- May 17, 1911, Page 5
- May 17, 1911, Page 6
June 16, 1911
- June 16, 1911, Page 1
- June 16, 1911, Page 2
- June 16, 1911, Page 3
- June 16, 1911, Page 4
- June 16, 1911, Page 5
December 21, 1911
November 10, 1913
- November 10, 1913, Page 1
- November 10, 1913, Page 2
- November 10, 1913, Page 3
- November 10, 1913, Page 4
- November 10, 1913, Page 5
- November 10, 1913, Page 6
April, 1914
January, 1915
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March 15, 1916
April 24, 1919
May 1, 1933
May 7, 1933
July 12, 1935
September 4, 1940
August 5, 1942
June 12, 1945
July 29, 1945
June 28, 1957
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