yeah, i think she was, she passed away in 2008 i think, but her books are really good, Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey" <waterdiva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review >I have been curious about this, because it is written by Margaret Truman, > and I vaguely remember an interview with her that I heard a few years ago. > She's very familiar with the White House, like as in the passage ways and > stuff like that. > I think if I'm remembering right it might have been Harry Truman that > enjoyed sneaking out as > frequently as he could, without the secret service knowing about it until > they found > out he had suddenly turned up somewhere else in town down the street, > just having a great time, unprotected. Generally some ordinary place like > the barbershop > a restaurant, pool hall, or something like a friend's place. Sometimes > he'd > walk, sometimes > just get in a cab. I may not be getting which president it was right that > did that, but it seems > like that is the one, someone talked about in one of my History classes > sometime or other. > I think Margaret Truman was his daughter. Audrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Marr" <dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "book talk" <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 8:09 AM > Subject: [book_talk] book review > > > murder on capitol hill, by margaret truman, > senator caldwell, was given a party in his honor, > he arrived but never left, they found him with an icepick through his > chest, > now being an important family, they wanted this case solved fast, > and in the meantime, his wife took over the senator's seat, > but there were family secrets, > lydia James, a lawyer, was asked to form a committee to find out who had > committed the murder, > she found out a lot more than she was supposed to, > and this lead to a very interest ing read, Don > Don > the curmudgeon has spoken. > dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > >