Harry S. Truman Library

Exterior of the Harry S. Truman Library with the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" showing through the doorway.

Exterior of the Harry S. Truman Library with the mural "Independence and the Opening of the West" showing through the doorway.

This is a tobacco leaf detail carved on the White House Mantel, which is in the West Foyer of the Harry S. Truman Library.

This is a detailed view of a buffalo head carved on part of the White House mantel in the West Foyer of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.

This is a detailed view of sheaves of wheat on the White House mantel in the West Foyer of the Harry S. Truman Library.

This is a detailed view of the White House "Buffalo" mantel on display in the West Foyer of the Harry S. Truman Library.

This is a photo of a letter from General Dwight D. Eisenhower to President Harry S. Truman, which acknowledges the authority assigned in Europe.

This is a photo of a statement of the military service of Harry S. Truman, from the War Department Adjutant General's office, dated August 14, 1945.

This resolution expresses sorrow for the passing of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the confidence of Congress in President Harry S. Truman. It is signed by Alben W. Barkley and Leslie L. Biffle. It is dated April 20, 1945.

This is a photo of a resolution of the Conference of the Majority in the U.S. Senate that expressed "a deep appreciation of the Distinguished Service and the great sense of loss in the passing of Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States and expressing its confidence in the new President Harry S. Truman." The document is dated April 20, 1945.