Harry S. Truman Library

Father John H. Lembcke, Jr. (in white robes), walks out to the grave site for former President Harry S. Truman in the courtyard of the Truman Library. Military personnel are lined up on the left. Invited guests are standing behind ropes on the right. Other invited guests are lined up in front of wreaths and floral tributes in the foreground.

Father John H. Lembcke, Jr.(in white robes), walks out to the grave site for former President Harry S. Truman in the courtyard of the Truman Library. Military personnel are walking behind Father Lembcke, carrying Mr. Truman's casket. Invited guests are standing behind ropes on the right. Other invited guests are lined up in front of wreaths and floral tributes in the foreground.

Photograph of a 1949 letter to President Truman from former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, offering her resignation as a member of the United Nations General Assembly.

Photograph of a letter to President Harry Truman from former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, resigning as a delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations.

A black and white map of Jackson County, Missouri, compiled and drawn by Independence Civil Engineer and Land Agent W.L. Pynchon. The map also shows township divisions. The map dates from the mid-1800s. From: Jackson County Historical Society

This is a photograph of a drawing of the Reuben Wallace home in Independence, Missouri at 825 Main Street. Reuben Wallace was a grand-uncle of Bess Wallace Truman. From: Jackson County Historical Society.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Tom Little of the Nashville Tennessean, originally published July 1949. Entitled "Mr. Dulles Enters the Senate," An elephant, representing Robert A. Taft jumps as its tail is stepped on by a foot, representing John Foster Dulles.

This is a photograph of a drawing by M. R. Evans, World War I comrade of Harry S. Truman. It depicts a satirical Truman family crest, with the Capitol in the background, includes representations of President Truman as soldier, haberdasher, pianist and President of the United States.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Daniel Fitzpatrick for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, originally published September 22, 1942. Entitled "For Whom the Bell Tolls," two figures representing "Bottlenecks" and "Bunglers" stand looking at a bell tower labeled "Truman Report" next to smokestacks billowing smoke.

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Len. The cartoon depicts copies of Weber's Independent Newspaper riding on a car labeled the "TRUMAN BANDWAGON" under a sign "TRUMAN for PRESIDENT." The text at the bottom of the cartoon reads, "In March, 1948, cagey Illinois politicians were agog when a 10X40 foot billboard touting Truman for president was hoisted above representative Charles H. Weber's Chicago gas station.