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Odum, Reathel
Interviewed October 10, 1988

Reathel Odum was Bess W. Truman's personal secretary from 1945 to 1953. Odum discusses living in the White House, Madge Gates Wallace, guests of the Trumans during the presidency, and visiting the Truman home in Independence.

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Harry S. Truman is greeted by Mayor Roger T. Sermon at Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. Credit: Truman Library

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Harry Truman was modest almost to the point of apology, which did nothing to inspire public confidence in him during the early stages of his administration.
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