Margaret Truman

Author profile

born

in Independence, Missouri, The United States

February 17, 1924

died

January 29, 2008

gender

female

website

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/mtd-bio.htm

genre

Nonfiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Mary Margaret Truman-Daniel, widely known throughout her life as "Margaret Truman", (February 17, 1924 — January 29, 2008) was an American singer who later became a successful writer. She was the only child of Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States) and his wife Bess.

Born in Independence, Missouri, she was christened Mary Margaret Truman (for her aunt Mary Jane Truman and her maternal grandmother Margaret Gates Wallace) but was called Margaret from early childhood.

In 1944 Truman christened the battleship USS Missouri, which was named after her home state (when the ship was recommissioned in 1986 she was a featured speaker at the ceremony).

Truman pursued a singing career in the late 1940s. After graduating from George Washingto...more

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Margaret Truman's Books

Average rating: 3.59 · 9,829 ratings · 831 reviews · 43 distinct works · Similar authors

	Murder in the White House (Capital Crimes, #1) 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 651 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Smithsonian (Capital Crimes, #4) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Library of Congress (Capital Crimes, #16) 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 526 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the National Cathedral (Capital Crimes, #10) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 501 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder In The Supreme Court (Capital Crimes, #3) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, #9) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 410 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on K Street (Capital Crimes, #23) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 2007 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the CIA (Capital Crimes, #8) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Foggy Bottom (Capital Crimes, #17) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 2000 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at the Watergate (Capital Crimes, #15) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Capital Crimes (24 books)
by Margaret Truman
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Quotes by Margaret Truman

“I love books. I really, really love them. There's something special about bringing people and books together”
― Margaret Truman, Murder at the Library of Congress

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