Oral Histories: B
No Image Available Babcock, Charles Charles E. Babcock grew up in Hickman Mills, Missouri and attended school with the Truman family. Interview Not Transcribed 
Sue Ogden Bailey Bailey, Sue Ogden Sue Ogden Bailey discusses growing up in Jackson County and spending summers in Independence. Just months older than Margaret Truman Daniel, Bailey describes the Henhouse Hicks and games played by the neighborhood girls. Interview Not Transcribed 
Mary Shaw Branton Branton, Mary Shaw Mary Shaw Branton has been a life long friend of Margaret Truman Daniel. Branton's mother was a member of the Tuesday bridge club. As children, Branton joined Margaret Truman in producing plays and playing at the Truman house. 
Sen. Evan Bayh Bayh, Evan Senator Evan Bayh (D - Indiana) discusses his visit with Harry S Truman in January 1962 at the Truman Library. Six years old at the time, young Bayh accompanied his parents Birch and Marvella Bayh during a social call in advance of Birch Bayh's run for the U.S. Senate. Bayh remembers the impression Truman made on him that day and compares the meeting with others he had with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson as a youngster. Interview (pdf - 3.54MB) |
Did You Know?
Truman’s performance rating dropped to 23 percent in November 1951, one point lower than President Richard Nixon’s lowest rating.