Ex-presidents

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman stands with the children, Jimmy Walsh and Joan Terrace, of the television show "Let's Take a Trip" during a rehearsal at the Harry S. Truman Library. Miss Terrace wears a Native American headdress and holds an enormous key. They stand in front of crates of objects and a mantle, which are being installed before the opening of the Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

In front of the Thomas Hart Benton mural in the lobby of the Truman Library, left to right, are: president of Union Finance Co. Charles W. Munkers, former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, former President Harry S. Truman, and Lieutenant Paul "Mike" Westwood of the Independence Police force.

Former President Harry S. Truman escorts his daughter Margaret Truman, grandson Clifton Truman Daniel (second from right), and son-in-law Clifton Daniel through the Harry S. Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) accepts plaques, presented by Dr. Bert Maybee (right), for Honorary Membership for himself and his wife Bess Wallace Truman on the Civil War Centennial Commission.

Former President Harry S. Truman watches a group of Christmas carolers outside his home at 219 North Delaware Street in Independence, Missouri. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) talks with members of the cast of the television show "Let's Take a Trip" during a rehearsal at the Harry S. Truman Library. The host, Sonny Fox, holds a script while the two children, Jimmy Walsh and Joan Terrace, listen to Mr. Truman. Others in the background are unidentified. They are standing among crates and empty shelves, as the Truman Library prepares to open.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) accepts plaques, presented by Dr. Bert Maybee (right), for Honorary Membership for himself and his wife Bess Wallace Truman on the Civil War Centennial Commission.