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Daniel, Clifton Truman
Interviewed July 7, 1994

Clifton Truman Daniel, eldest grandson of Harry S Truman and Bess W. Truman discusses holiday and summer visits with his grandparents in Independence, Missouri.

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Nell Danner

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Danner, Nell
Interviewed July 10, 2003

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Dawson, Betty
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Dorsey, Pat Kerr
Interviewed October 20-21, 1990

Patricia Kerr Dorsey, an employee of the Truman Library since 1969, helped perform the initial inventory of the Truman home, beginning in 1981 prior to Bess W. Truman's death. Dorsey relates extensive information about the condition of the house and the artifacts within at the time of the home's transfer to the park service.

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Truman home parlor. Credit: NPS

Did You Know?
Margaret Truman gave her parents their first TV in the 1950s. Her father referred to it as the “television machine.” The color TV in the Trumans’ parlor was a gift from Margaret in 1970. No chairs face in its direction, a clear sign that they seldom watched it.
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