"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."
"I am somewhat handicapped in doing things with my hands."
Source: Bess Wallace Truman, Harry S. Truman (2011). “Dear Harry, Love Bess: Bess Truman's Letters to Harry Truman, 1919–1943”, p.14, Truman State University Press
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Bess Truman
First Lady of the United States
Bess Truman was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953, known for her strong support of her husband, President Harry S. Truman, and her advocacy for women's rights.
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