Chelsea's Big Day: A Brief History of White House Weddings

Brief History of White House Weddings
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Margaret Truman, 1956
Margaret opted to have her wedding in the same Independence, Mo., church as her parents, though without any of the "hurly-burly," as she called it. She spent a week in seclusion before the big day, emerging from the Truman home only a handful of times, including once to partake in a small press conference.

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