Margaret Truman dies

Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman who was known for her series of crime novels, died on Tuesday in Chicago at age 83, the Truman Library said.

Daniel, a long-time resident of New York City who had a brief singing career, died in a care facility from complications from an infection, the library in Independence, Missouri, said in a statement.

She had been brought to Chicago to be closer to her son Clifton, one of her four children, a library spokeswoman said.

"Margaret was an extraordinary individual. Her legacy is as much a part of this presidential library as her parents', and we are extremely grateful for her many contributions. All of us at the Truman Library and Truman Library Institute extend our deepest condolences to her family," said Michael Devine, the library's director.

She figured in one of the most famous presidential letters in history. After Washington Post music critic Paul Hume panned one of her vocal recitals, Truman fired off a letter from the White House calling the review "poppycock."

"Some day I hope to meet you," the then-President wrote to the critic. "When that happens you'll need a new nose."