Margaret Truman Daniel Dead at 83

[nhboy]

Margaret Truman Daniel, 83; actress- writer was only child of President Truman

"Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of the late President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess, who forged serial careers as a concert singer, actress, high-profile wife and mother and prolific biographer and mystery novelist, died today. She was 83. Daniel, the widow of former New York Times managing editor Clifton Daniel, died in Chicago following a brief illness, according to a statement from the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Mo. She had been residing in New York City but was recently moved to Chicago, where her eldest son Clifton Truman Daniel lives, and placed in an assisted living facility as her health deteriorated."

Margaret Truman Daniel, 83; actress- writer was only child of President Truman - Los Angeles Times

 

[toppick08]

She was a daughter of a truly great man.......God rest her soul.

 

[clevalley]

Oh wow! That is too bad...

 

[Novus Collectus]

One of my favorite stories about Harry S Truman is when a Washington Post critic wrote this about his daughter:

"Miss Truman is still too much of a vocal beginner to appear in public."

and

Though conceding that Miss Truman was "extremely attractive," Paul Hume, the "Post's" music critic, stated bluntly that "Miss Truman cannot sing very well" and "has not improved" over the years.

THis was the president's response:

Mr Hume:

I've just read your lousy review of Margaret's concert. I've come to the conclusion that you are an "eight ulcer man on four ulcer pay."

It seems to me that you are a frustrated old man who wishes he could have been successful. When you write such poppy-#### as was in the back section of the paper you work for it shows conclusively that you're off the beam and at least four of your ulcers are at work.

Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!

Pegler, a gutter snipe, is a gentleman alongside you. I hope you'll accept that statement as a worse insult than a reflection on your ancestry.

H.S.T.

http://www.rjgeib.com/heroes/truman/truman-daughter.html