Margaret Truman


'''Mary Margaret Truman''' (born February 17, 1924), daughter of 33rd president Harry S. Truman and his wife, Bess. Margaret was christened Mary Margaret Truman. Mary, for her aunt, Mary Jane Truman, and Margaret, for her maternal grandmother, Margaret Gates Wallace. Margaret, the first and only child of the Truman's was born February 17, 1924, in Independence, MO, at the home of Mrs. Wallace. She has been known as both a singer and novelist. In the 1940s, Margaret aspired to be a singer. After graduating from George Washington University and undergoing some classical vocal training, she debuted in a vocal recital on the radio in March 1947. Music critic Paul Hume gave that recital an unfavorable review, resulting in the infamous incident in which President Harry Truman threatened to punch the reviewer in the nose. Despite the bad press, Margaret performed on the stage, radio and television well into the 1950s. In 1944 she had the honor of christening the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), named for her home state. When the ship was recommissioned in 1991 Ms. Truman was a featured speaker at the ceremony. She married New York Times reporter, and later editor, Clifton Daniel(1912-2000). The Daniels were married April 21, 1956, at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, MO. Their sons are: Clifton Truman Daniel (1957-), William Wallace (1959-2000), who was killed in a taxi cab collision in New York City, Harrison Gates (1963-), and Thomas Washington (1966-). Mrs. Daniel has five grandchildren. Margaret is now 81 years of age and continues to reside in New York City where she is actively involved with her father's public library and continuing her mystery novel set. Starting in 1980, Margaret wrote mystery novels, revolving around murders in the nation's capital. Many of her novels have become bestsellers.

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