Word: bess
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bess Truman...
...First Lady Nancy Reagan, 59, at the successful christening of the 560-ft. guided-missile cruiser U.S.S. Ticonderoga at the Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. Said she: "All I could think of was 'Lord, I am going to go down in history with Mrs. Truman!' " First Lady Bess Truman had struck out when she tried to crack a champagne bottle against the nose of the C-54 U.S. Capitol in 1945. Though that plane got no kicks from champagne, this ship did. Nancy, a righty (natch), uncorked a swing with enough brut force to christen not only...
...summer, when the group has chartered a boat in the Caribbean, Nick's wife, a neurotic photographer, has been replaced by Ginny the stewardess (Bess Armstrong), who is pretty and sensible but who rocks their boat with her enthusiastic lovemaking. Not only does it keep the other couples awake all night, it makes them wonder where the magic of their marriages has gone...
Eleanor and Franklin had done it. Bess and Harry too, along with every First Couple since. So, in keeping with a four-decade tradition, Jimmy and Rosalynn agreed to pose for Yousuf Karsh's camera. The Carters, says the famed Ottawa lensman, were "very cordial, warm and cooperative" as subjects. So was Amy's pet, Misty Malarkey, a copycat who insisted on being included in Rosalynn's portraits, taken in the Yellow Oval Room. The President, who had generously allowed two hours for his session in the Oval Office, proved especially understanding when asked to pose again...
...Thanksgiving, Daughters Patty and Maureen, Maureen's fiance Dennis Revell, Brother Neil, 71, a retired advertising executive, and Neil's wife Bess came to the ranch for a turkey dinner. The weather was sparkling and the ocean view stunning from vantage points along the hills. Said Reagan: "It's very easy to talk about Thanksgiving when surrounded by this type of beauty. I'm thankful, very grateful. Maybe some time in the day everyone will find time to appreciate what we have in this country...