Margaret Truman

Author profile

born

February 17, 1924 in Independence, Missouri, The United States

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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Books by Margaret Truman

Average rating: 3.56 · 7,159 ratings · 617 reviews · 45 distinct works

	Murder in the White House (Capital Crimes, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 1980 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Murder in the Smithsonian 3.57 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Murder at the Library of Congress (Capital Crimes, #16) 3.41 avg rating — 405 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Murder at the National Cathedral (Capital Crimes, #10) 3.63 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Murder In The Supreme Court 3.57 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1982 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, #9) 3.62 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Murder on K Street (Capital Crimes, #23) 3.54 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Murder in the CIA (Capital Crimes, #8) 3.62 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Murder in Foggy Bottom (Capital Crimes, #17) 3.62 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Murder on the Potomac (Capital Crimes, #12) 3.55 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	My rating:

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Series by Margaret Truman

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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