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Former President Truman Looks at a Possible Site of the Future Truman Library

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 Richard Nixon Talks with Margaret Truman Daniel

President Richard Nixon (second from left) speaks with Margaret Truman Daniel (left) while E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. (third from left) and First Lady Pat Nixon (far right), look on. They are standing outside the Truman family home in Independence, Missouri. All others in the background are unidentified. Part of a group of photographs belonging to E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. which he used in his book, "Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen: A Memoir."

Margaret Truman Daniel and E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House

Margaret Truman Daniel stands next to her husband, E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. in the Lincoln bedroom at the White House. The note on the back of the photograph reads: "Abraham Lincoln slept here, but we did not. The famous bed is reputedly the hardest one in the White House. We posed there, at the request of the photographer." The Daniels were the guest of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.