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You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it’s going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.

Bess Truman

Mother has to be coerced into doing a lot of things.
BESS TRUMAN

Coerced Mother Things
I’m much more conspicuous having long hair than I will be with it short.
BESS TRUMAN

Hair Long Long Hair
Now about those ghosts. I’m sure they’re here and I’m not half so alarmed at meeting up with any of them as I am at having to meet the live nuts I have to see every day.
BESS TRUMAN

Ghost Half Nuts
Such widely different things as war and picnics will surely show a man up.
BESS TRUMAN

Different Men War
[When her daughter suggested the President refer in his conversation with foreign dignitaries about lawn care to ‘fertilizer’ instead of to ‘manure’:] But remember, it took me almost thirty years to get him to call it manure.
BESS TRUMAN

Daughter President Years
Harry and I have been sweethearts and married more than forty years – and no matter where I was, when I put out my hand Harry’s was there to grasp it.
BESS TRUMAN

Hands Marriage Years
I have a strong tennis arm.
BESS TRUMAN

Hands Strong Tennis
I was born on Delaware Street. We have never desired another home.
BESS TRUMAN

Born Delaware Home
I can’t see any hope but a second front. The psychological effect would be great, even if they could not wade all the way to Berlin in 15 to 20 minutes.
BESS TRUMAN

Psychological Wade Way
I’ve liked lots of people ’til I went on a picnic jaunt with them.
BESS TRUMAN

Cooking Food People
A woman’s place in public is to sit beside her husband, be silent, and be sure her hat is on straight.
BESS TRUMAN

Hate Hats Husband
It’s very embarrassing to be put on the spot.
BESS TRUMAN

Embarrassing Put Spots
I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin.
BESS TRUMAN

Opportunity Prejudice Race
I’m no different from anybody else. If I don’t have a card, I can’t check out these books.
BESS TRUMAN

Book Cards Different
You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it’s going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.
BESS TRUMAN

Church Want Wedding
I’ve been looking at used car bargains. I’ll frankly confess I’m scared to death of Fords. I’ve seen and heard of so many turning turtle.
BESS TRUMAN

Car Turtles Used

You may invite the entire 35th Division to your wedding if you want to. I guess it’s going to be yours as well as mine. We might as well have the church full while we are at it.

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