The spotlight did not appeal to Bess Truman. "She would return home to Independence as often as possible, leaving the President feeling very alone, often desolate," says historian David McCullough.

The Truman Library also cites some of Truman's letters to his future wife Bess Wallace ... If things weren't going right along smoothly, Harry would come in and get them to going.

The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence ... The president and his wife, Bess, are buried in the courtyard, along with their daughter and her husband. The library underwent a $ ...