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1. "Far More than a Romantic Adventure": The American Civil War in Harry Truman's History and Memory "Far More than a Romantic Adventure": The American Civil War in Harry Truman's History and Memory October 2009 Article describes President Truman's profound interest in and knowledge of the Civil War and the importance he attached to it. Truman's antecedents had strong roots in slave states and in Platte and Jackson...
2. 1933 Road Map of Jackson County, Missouri 1933 Road Map of Jackson County, Missouri 1933 Map shows roads in Jackson County, Missouri. Legend indicates kind of road (macadam, graded, etc.). Section lines, electric lines, railroad lines, schools, and streams are also shown. Only a few major...
3. 1934 Road Map of Jackson County, Missouri 1934 Road Map of Jackson County, Missouri 1934 Map shows roads in Jackson County. Legend indicates kind of road (paved, oiled earth, state highway, etc.) Section lines, electric lines, railroad lines, schools, and streams also shown. Only a few major...
4. A Boy Who Would Be President: Harry Truman at School, 1892-1901 A Boy Who Would Be President: Harry Truman at School, 1892-1901 Fall 2004 Recent documents made available to the public concerning Truman's early schooling give insight into his early years. These include two ledgers that record his attendance and his grades at Noland School...
5. A Library Start A Library Start May/8/1955 Article concerning the groundbreaking of the Truman Library in Independence, includes photo of Harry S. Truman.
6. Admiral Sidney W. Souers and President Truman Admiral Sidney W. Souers and President Truman October//1991 Photos and biographical article about President Harry Truman and his appointee to "director of central intelligence in 1946" (and later executive secretary of the National Security Council), Sidney Souers...
7. Arts Beat: Statesman of Music Arts Beat: Statesman of Music May//1991 Photo and biographical article about Harry Truman, "our most musical president" and brief student of pianist Ignace Paderewski and player on national radio broadcasts for Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill,...
8. At the Gate to the Truman Home At the Gate to the Truman Home February/17/1947 Photo and caption about the visit of President Harry Truman to his boyhood and mother's home in Grandview, Missouri.
9. Balance Statement: A Journal Posting on the Funding of the Truman-Dewey 1948 Presidential Election Balance Statement: A Journal Posting on the Funding of the Truman-Dewey 1948 Presidential Election Autumn 2006 The focus of this article is the 1948 presidential campaign and in particular the campaign financial aspects of both Democrat Harry Truman and Republican Thomas Dewey. An analysis of the facts and figures...
10. Benton Murals Benton Murals ca. 1958 President Truman and Thomas Hart Benton look at mural designs for the Truman Library.
11. Bess Truman and Her Town: To the Girl from the Gates Mansion, Washington Is a Dull Place Compared to Bess Truman and Her Town: To the Girl from the Gates Mansion, Washington Is a Dull Place Compared to Independence, Mo. July/11/1949 Photos, illustrated map, and biographical article about Bess Wallace Truman, or Bess Truman, wife of President Harry Truman and native of Independence, Missouri. Description of her upbringing in the "Gates...
12. Bess Wallace Truman Bess Wallace Truman June 26, 1905 Section in the book on Mrs. Harry Truman or Bess Truman. Includes photographs as well as a "For More Reading" section at the end.
13. Biography of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), President of the United States (1945-1953) Biography of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), President of the United States (1945-1953) 2003
14. Bob Hannegan and Harry Truman's Vice Presidential Nomination Bob Hannegan and Harry Truman's Vice Presidential Nomination April//1996 Photos and biographical article about Harry Truman and his selection (with assistance from Bob Hannegan) as vice-presidential running mate with President Franklin Roosevelt in 1944 over James Byrnes and...
15. Bucks and Lapse Stop Hugh Harry Bucks and Lapse Stop Hugh Harry April 30, 2006 The Native Sons Scouts had set a goal of raising $400,000 for a large statue of Harry Truman to be at Union Station and to be dedicated on May 8, Truman's birthday. As it turns out the group had not submitted...
16. Captain Harry: A Selection of Historical Photographs & Documents Captain Harry: A Selection of Historical Photographs & Documents //1982 Book of collected manuscripts by and photos of Harry S. Truman during his military and presidential careers gathered by the Truman Library.
17. Chester A. Franklin and Harry S. Truman: An African-American Conservative and the "Conversion" of the Chester A. Franklin and Harry S. Truman: An African-American Conservative and the "Conversion" of the Future President October 1993 Extensive article about the influence of Chester Franklin (1880-1955), "the African-American publisher of 'The Call,' a black Kansas City newspaper," starting in 1919, on future president Harry Truman...
18. Citizen Truman at the Bridge Citizen Truman at the Bridge Second Quarter//1953 Illustrations and biographical article about Harry Truman's (at the time a Jackson County judge) disrupted speech "at the interrupted Independence-Liberty bridge dedication ceremonies." Description of...
19. City Window: Hollywood Asks Morris about Truman, Pendergast City Window: Hollywood Asks Morris about Truman, Pendergast June//1983 Photo and biographical article Milton Morris, or Milt Morris, a 71-year-old (in 1983) bar operator and "a chauffeur for Western Missouri Judge Truman at the same time he was a go-fer for the Pendergast...
20. Crime: In Truman's Back Yard Crime: In Truman's Back Yard April/17/1950 In-depth story of city politics between slain mob leader Binaggio and President Truman's supporter, Tom Pendergast.