![]() ![]() We present these references without opinion on our part - readers will have to make up their own minds about Harry Truman's mother-in-law. This, then, is a compilation of references to Madge Gates Wallace from a variety of sources - some primary and some secondary. The best we can do is examine other peoples' opinions and allow a general impression to rise to the surface. Let's face it: we will never know positively what Madge Wallace thought about her son-in-law. This is not to say Plain Speaking has no value, but the validity of the interviews has been questioned. Truman research has moved beyond the 1973 publication of this book. It is simply too easy to repeat the same tired old “ranger stories” about Madge Wallace based on Plain Speaking. The opinion of one author in one book will not suffice. Nevertheless, whatever image we present of Madge Wallace (or reason for doing so), we have to be able to support it with documented accounts. This thought may ease our unconscious sense of inferiority when we compare ourselves to one qualified to lead the country it may provide a sense of leveling that brings an almost mythological figure, the President of the United States, down to our station. Perhaps it is fun to imagine a man as powerful as the President submitting to the dictatorial manners of a domineering mother-in-law. The relationship between Harry S Truman and his mother-in-law, Madge Gates Wallace, is shrouded in myth and misconceptions. This document shows some of the varied sources on Mrs. But we must base our talks on solid research. Along with this freedom comes the responsibility to ascertain the accuracy of the information we present. Rangers at Harry S Truman National Historic Site have the freedom to conduct their own research and construct their own programs. Along the way, she had four surviving children, one of whom married the 33rd President of the United States. As the daughter of important people in Independence, she grew up in privilege, but experienced tremendous sadness in her life. Madge Gates (Margaret Elizabath) Wallace (1862-1952) was born in Port Byron, Illinois, and died in the White House, in Washington DC. Gates had several children, one of whom became the mother of an American First Lady. The house was built by George Porterfield Gates and his wife, Elizabeth Emery Gates. Today, we call 219 North Delaware Street, Independence, Missouri, the Truman Home. ![]() It looked, however, like the capital would move to Pennsylvania.Harry S. And while Madison had opposed Hamilton's plan, according to PBS, he and Jefferson were united in their wish to relocate the national capital on the Potomac River, in a location now known as Washington, D.C. ![]() Virginians - which Jefferson and Madison were - generally opposed the plan, as their state had nearly repaid its debts and didn't love the idea of handing their rights over to the national government. According to PBS, in June of 1790, Jefferson ran into Hamilton in New York "on Washington's doorstep," as Jefferson sings in the musical, "in distress 'n disarray." Hamilton, as Washington's Treasury Secretary, had for months been pushing a financial plan in which the federal government would assume all the states' debts and the states, in turn, would pay taxes to the government. The only three people who knew what happens in said room were Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, who struck the so-called " dinner table bargain" referenced in the song. ![]()
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