Margaret Truman, ‘presidential daughter’

CHICAGO – Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former US President Harry S Truman who was known for her mystery novels and singing career, died last Tuesday after a brief illness, the Truman Library said.

She was 83. Born Mary Margaret Truman on February 17 1924, she was in college when her father, who was serving as vice president, became the president following the death of Franklin D Roosevelt in 1945.She pursued a singing career upon her graduation from George Washington University in 1946 and performed at Carnegie Hall on November 27 1949, a year after her father was re-elected.She wrote her first book, an autobiography, in 1956, the same year that she married Clifton Daniels, who was then assistant to the foreign news editor of The New York Times.A long-time resident of New York City, she was the author of 23 novels and nine books of non-fiction, including the definitive biography of her mother, Bess W Truman.She had been one of the eldest surviving children of an American president, second only to John Eisenhower, the Truman Library said in a statement.Nampa-AFPBorn Mary Margaret Truman on February 17 1924, she was in college when her father, who was serving as vice president, became the president following the death of Franklin D Roosevelt in 1945.She pursued a singing career upon her graduation from George Washington University in 1946 and performed at Carnegie Hall on November 27 1949, a year after her father was re-elected.She wrote her first book, an autobiography, in 1956, the same year that she married Clifton Daniels, who was then assistant to the foreign news editor of The New York Times.A long-time resident of New York City, she was the author of 23 novels and nine books of non-fiction, including the definitive biography of her mother, Bess W Truman.She had been one of the eldest surviving children of an American president, second only to John Eisenhower, the Truman Library said in a statement.Nampa-AFP