[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E446]
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   HONORING MARGARET TRUMAN DANIELS AND HER LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENTS

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 31, 2008

   Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Margaret Truman 
Daniels, the daughter of a great American President and a popular 
mystery novelist whose source of grace and inimitable talent was no 
mystery. Her strong-willed parents, President Harry S. Truman and his 
wife Bess, instilled in her a depth of character and a penchant for 
independence that remained with her a lifetime. She was their beloved 
only child who made a name for herself in the entertainment business--
staking a claim in the worlds of music, television, radio, and books, 
and even establishing her own brand of critically-acclaimed Washington-
based mystery novels.
   She was a longtime New York resident, and we are proud to have 
called her one of our own. The breadth of her talent and the legacy she 
sought to preserve set her apart, and that is what we celebrate today.

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