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February 1, 2012
"Harry Truman, late in life, caught his wife, Bess, burning their letters to each other. "
"What are you doing?" Truman implored. "Think of history." "Oh, I have," she said, and went on adding to the pyre.Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 1, 2012 11:45 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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And who can blame Bessie, really?
Posted by: newton at February 1, 2012 3:18 PM
Then you have to outlive everyone that can contradict your version of events.
Posted by: Mikey NTH at February 2, 2012 10:27 AM
Truman loved to garden at the White House. A friend of Bess's complained to her that her husband used the vulgar term "manure" when referring to fertilizing his garden. Bess explained to her friend, "I had to work real hard to get him to use 'manure' instead of the previous term he preferred."
Posted by: Don Rodrigo at February 2, 2012 11:43 AM