A List of Love and War Today is the wedding anniversary of Harry and Bess Truman. Each year, Harry wrote Bess a letter on June 28.  Over the course of their 60-year courtship, Harry devotedly wrote his wife more than 1,300 letters.  Pictured here is the first page of Harry’s 1957 anniversary letter to Bess.  In it, Harry frankly lists the top news from each year including: 1920    One happy year. 1921    Going very well. 1922    Daughter 4 mo. old. 1925    Out of a job. 1926    Still out of a job. 1927    Presiding Judge - eating again. 1937    Good time in Washington. 1938    Very happy time Margie 14. 1945    V.P + President. War End 1948    A terrible campaign.  Happy day. 1957    Well here we are again… Read all three pages here. -from the Truman Library
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A List of Love and War

Today is the wedding anniversary of Harry and Bess Truman. Each year, Harry wrote Bess a letter on June 28.  Over the course of their 60-year courtship, Harry devotedly wrote his wife more than 1,300 letters. 

Pictured here is the first page of Harry’s 1957 anniversary letter to Bess.  In it, Harry frankly lists the top news from each year including:

  • 1920    One happy year.
  • 1921    Going very well.
  • 1922    Daughter 4 mo. old.
  • 1925    Out of a job.
  • 1926    Still out of a job.
  • 1927    Presiding Judge - eating again.
  • 1937    Good time in Washington.
  • 1938    Very happy time Margie 14.
  • 1945    V.P + President. War End
  • 1948    A terrible campaign.  Happy day.
  • 1957    Well here we are again…

Read all three pages here.

-from the Truman Library

Source: trumanlibrary.org

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