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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Harry S Truman National Historic SiteHarry Truman's reading spot in the study.
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Harry S Truman National Historic Site
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Babcock, Charles
Interviewed March 27, 1996

Charles E. Babcock grew up in Hickman Mills, Missouri and attended school with the Truman family.

Interview

 
Sue Ogden Bailey

Sue Ogden Bailey

Bailey, Sue Ogden
Interviewed August 26, 1989

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

 
Mary Shaw Branton

Mary Shaw Branton

Branton, Mary Shaw
Interviewed July 9, 1991

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.

Interview (pdf - 156KB)
Appendix (pdf - 1.2MB)
Truman farm at Grandview, MO, ca. 1906-1909. Credit: Truman Library.  

Did You Know?
The farmhouse at the Truman farm in Grandview was built in 1894 to replace a larger structure that burned that same year. The smaller house was meant to be temporary, but soon became permanent.

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