Presidential libraries

Former President Harry S. Truman points out one of the proposed locations for the projected 1,500,000 Truman Library as he talks with reporters today on a tour of the family farm near Grandview, Missouri. Three sites on the farm are under consideration for the library, which will house the ex-President's official papers. Behind Mr. Truman is Associated Press reporter Tony Vaccaro, wearing earmuffs. From: Houston Post.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) talks with former President Harry S. Truman (left) in Mr. Truman's office suite at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. President Johnson visited the Library to attend the announcement of the Harry S. Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Left to right at Medicare signing in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey, Harry S. Truman, and Mrs. Bess Truman. President Johnson is handing a pen to Mr. Truman.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) is walking down the hallway of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. With him are, from left to right: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren, Bess W. Truman, and President Lyndon B. Johnson. Others in the background are unidentified. They have just attended a ceremony announcing the creation of the Harry S. Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

From left to right, an unidentified man, former President Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and President Lyndon B. Johnson sit on the stage of the auditorium at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. They are attending a ceremony announcing the creation of the Harry S. Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

A photo showing the main entrance of the Harry S. Truman Library, with visitors going up the stairs. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

A sculpture or Bust of former President Harry S. Truman, probably taken at the Truman Library. The artist who did the sculpture is unidentified. Donor: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Former President Harry S. Truman exits the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library. He had spoken to and taken questions from a group of students. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Former President Harry S. Truman exits the stage at the Harry S. Truman Library auditorium with museum curator Milton Perry at left. The former President has addressed a group of students. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

A young African American student asks a question of former President Harry S. Truman (not pictured) who has addressed the audience in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.