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It’s very embarrassing to be put on the spot.

Bess Truman

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
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
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
I have a strong tennis arm.
BESS TRUMAN

Hands Strong Tennis
I’ve liked lots of people ’til I went on a picnic jaunt with them.
BESS TRUMAN

Cooking Food People
I was born on Delaware Street. We have never desired another home.
BESS TRUMAN

Born Delaware Home
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
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 am somewhat handicapped in doing things with my hands.
BESS TRUMAN

Handicapped Hands Things
I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin.
BESS TRUMAN

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

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

Hair Long Long Hair
It’s very embarrassing to be put on the spot.
BESS TRUMAN

Embarrassing Put Spots
Such widely different things as war and picnics will surely show a man up.
BESS TRUMAN

Different Men War

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