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Carnes, Bill and Mary
Interviewed June 2, 2000

Interview

Jimmy Carter

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn
Interviewed October 1991

Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter talked about their relationship with Harry S and Bess W. Truman, including their personal feelings about the Trumans' performance in the White House and their visits to Independence.

Interview (pdf - 113KB)
Appendix (pdf - 1.3MB)

Petey Childers

Childers, A. Layle "Petey"
Interviewed August 13, 1991

Petey Childers owned and operated a pharmacy in Independence, Missouri, for approximately fifty-five years. As a pharmacist, he served the Trumans, Dr. Charles Allen, and many other notable Independence residents with ties to the Trumans.

Interview (pdf - 204KB)
Appendix (pdf - 818KB)

Jessie Colby

Colby, Jessie
Interviewed November 21, 1985

Jessie Colby was an acquaintance of the Trumans throughout their lives beginning in the early 1920s. Her husband graduated with Harry S Truman in the same Ararat Shrine class in 1945. Colby was a co-member of a women's organization with Bess Truman.

Interview