Piano

This is the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. On the stage is a Steinway piano, an instrument that former President Harry S. Truman was fond of.

Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Bruno Kreisky (right) listens to former President Harry S. Truman play the piano during a visit to the Truman Library.

Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Bruno Kreisky (right) listens to former President Harry S. Truman play the piano during a visit to the Truman Library.

From left to right, Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Bruno Kreisky, Carleton Smith, and Hans Thalberg listen to former President Harry S. Truman play the piano during a visit to the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman plays the piano with an unknown man standing nearby.

President Harry S. Truman's study, second floor oval room. The Dutch Harbor painting "At the Beach at Scheveningen" by Hendrik William Mesdag, is above the mantel. The portrait of President Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, by Jerry Farnsworth, is to the left of the fireplace. The Steinway grand piano to the right of the fireplace and the bookends on the piano, are all part of the museum collection of the Harry S. Truman Library. From: White House official photograph, no. 11 DE 78 F1863-01. Not to be reproduced without permission from the office of the Curator, the White House.

President Harry S. Truman's study, second floor oval room, pre-1948 renovation. The painting "At the Beach at Scheveningen" (Dutch Harbor) by Hendrik William Mesdag can be seen hanging above the mantel. The painting of President Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, by Jerry Farnsworth, hangs to the left of the mantel. A Steinway grand piano is to the right of the mantel. All these objects are now in the museum collection of the Harry S. Truman Library. From: White House official photograph, no. 11 DE 78 F1863-02.

Margaret Truman seated before a piano in the family quarters of the White House. From: Truman home.

Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) plays the piano for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This visit followed a conference between the two the day before. From: Houston Post.

Kansas City, MO. During a rehearsal of a concert tonight, former President Harry S. Truman and comedian Jack Benny got together backstage for a piano-violin duet. The concert tonight is a benefit for Kansas City's Philharmonic Orchestra with Harry S. Truman as a guest conductor and Benny as soloist. Mike Todd, film producer, reported killed today in a New Mexico plane crash, was to attend the concert and accompany Benny to New York tomorrow. Same as 68-1073, slightly darker print. From: Houston Post.