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IV
Thurs., Oct. 25, 1979
Los Angeles Times
Margaret Truman in Toyland
Continued from First Page
She is on the board of the Riggs National Bank in Wash-
child, and the first presidential daughter in the White
ington. She is at the halfway mark on work on "Murder in
House in 30 years, she became, overnight, a reluctant cele-
the White House." And she is consultant on an upcoming
brity.
television special- going to be about mother and me."
She dined with royalty, had an audience with Pope Pius
The two-hour program, which will be a Mark VII pre-
XII (although she is an Episcopalian), christened air-
sentation produced by Jack Webb for CBS, has the work-
planes, made campaign speeches and, in between, kept
ing title "Bess." Peabody Award winner John McGreevey
busy denying that she was engaged to just about every
is writing the script, which will focus on the years
bachelor she knew, including Adlai Stevenson, and one or
1943-1953.
two she hadn't even met.
As for "Murder in the White House," she explains, "I
And somehow she came through it all just about as un-
like to read murder mysteries. I thought I'd try my hand at
spoiled as, well, Independence, Mo. She thinks former
writing one." No, she's not telling whodunnit or to whom.
White House usher J.B. West once explained it very well:
There is a little pause and she asks, "Did anyone ever
"Margaret just grew up."
write a murder mystery set in a toy shop?"
Terrible Handicap'
She adds, "If there's any credit due, it's due to my moth-
I'used to say in my salad days that there isn't anything
er and father." By way of putting things in perspective,
I can see at 6 o'clock that I can't see better at noon," says
Harry S. Truman used to say that being First Daughter is a
Truman, who never shared her father's enthusiasm for
"terrible handicap."
such activities as brisk walks at dawn.
Margaret Truman is 55 now; behind her is an eight-year
But "Margaret, who likes to sleep late," as the press was
career as a concert soprano, a stint with NBC as a radio
always fond of describing her in White House days, hardly
personality and four books. including the 1973 best-selling
has time for that any more.
biography "Harry S. Truman."
It is 9 a.m. Tuesday and, at her hotel, Margaret Truman,
With her husband of 23 years, Clifton Daniel, a retired
toymakers' friend, is plunging into the first of the day's
New York Times editor. and their four sons, ages 13 to 22,
scheduled interviews and TV appearances.
she lives in a cooperative building in New York (she is
She had flown into Los Angeles Sunday night and made
president of the homeowners' association).
a grand arrival at the Beverly Wilshire in a cab in which
She plays in summer stock, most recently making the
her baggage was locked in the trunk and the driver could
circuit as the female lead in "Never Too Late," a comedy
not find the trunk keys. A tire iron finally did the trick.
about a middle-aged homemaker, anticipating grandmoth-
"The assistant manager said later, 'Why didn't you say
erhood, who is jolted to learn she is pregnant.
something?" Truman recalls. "I said, 'Do you keep a
"Good for my age group," says Truman.
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