Bess Abell

Bess Abell
Abell in 2017
Born
Elizabeth Hughes Clements

(1933-06-02)June 2, 1933
DiedOctober 9, 2020(2020-10-09) (aged 87)

Elizabeth "Bess" Hughes Abell (née Clements; June 2, 1933 – October 9, 2020) was an American presidential aide. She was the White House social secretary in the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. She later worked in public relations and then as executive assistant to Second Lady of the United States Joan Mondale.