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...slender waist. She smiled shyly at her tall sailor husband as they continued on upstairs." For an added measure of tabloid taste, she guessed that the couple may have played some records that the Marquess of Milford Haven had given Philip, such as Cuddle Up a Little Closer or Bess, You Is My Woman Now. (Julia guessed wrong; the Marquess gave no records...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Sweetest Story . . . | 12/1/1947 | See Source »

...Bess Truman firmly believes that a First Lady's place is in the White House-staying there and minding her knitting. She has never held a press conference. Last summer, Washington newshens sent her a list of questions in the hope of getting a story on her reactions to being a President's wife. Last week, when the female reporters called on Mrs. T.'s two secretaries, they were rewarded by a fascinating piece of Trumaniana-the First Lady's terse, tart and revealing answers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mrs. T., by Mrs. T. | 11/10/1947 | See Source »

Vachel Lindsay's Simon Legree" in Douglas Moore's choral adaption enjoyed enthusiastic competence at the hands of the Tiger unit. Adept musical comedy touches in the solo made this selection attractive enough to smother the tastes of a poorly-directed "Promised Land" from "Porgy and Bess." In any event football classics such as "Going Back" would up the program to establish a final fresh collegiate taste that spells an audience verdict of success for the annual event...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Music Box | 11/8/1947 | See Source »

...with her own eyes that Persia had powerful friends in the U.S. Several hundred people thronged the elegant, red brick Persian Embassy to shake hands with Her Imperial Highness Ashraf Pahlevi, twin sister of Persia's ruling Shah. President Truman received her in the White House, and Bess Truman was there too. This week the State Department scheduled a big, brilliant reception...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Dangerous Road? | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...little later, at a White House dinner at which Mrs. Farley was seated next to Roosevelt, he turned to her and remarked: "I'm having a terrible time, Bess; they're trying to make me run and I don't want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORICAL NOTES: Memories of a Bad Hand | 7/14/1947 | See Source »

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