First Family Stories: Margaret and Jack | February 16, 2024
First Family Stories
By Clifton Truman Daniel
“Margaret and Jack”
MY MOTHER, Margaret Truman Daniel, wasn’t much impressed by politics and politicians.
This was almost certainly a case of familiarity breeding contempt. Titles and position meant little to her, even when she was sitting in the White House.
During the early 1950s, while she pursued a singing career in New York, Mom kept an apartment at the Carlyle Hotel at the corner of Madison and 76th. My grandparents stayed there a few times, as well.
A Unique Privilege | February 16, 2024
Margaret Truman in the White House
By Natalie Alms
On June 11, 1945, nearly two months into his presidency, Harry Truman wrote to his daughter Margaret: “you evidently are just finding out what a terrible situation the President’s daughter is facing … so you must face it. Keep your balance and go along just as your dad is trying to go.”
