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    oral history project
    This ongoing project was initiated with the founding of Harry S Truman NHS. Interviews are conducted with people close to Harry and Bess Truman to gain a better understanding of their life in Independence and Grandview.

    Click here to read our oral history collection!

    And you can click here to read additional oral histories collected by the National Archives at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
     

    Miss Vietta Garr

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      The Mother of a First Lady

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        Last updated: February 10, 2023

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        Mailing Address:

        223 North Main Street (Visitor Center/ Truman Home Ticketing Station)
        Independence, MO 64050

        Phone:

        816-254-9929
        The park is open to the public Wednesdays-Sundays. The park is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Administrative staff work Monday-Friday. For Administration staff, please call (816) 254-2720, Mondays to Fridays, 8AM-4PM. All times central. (We like to call it Truman Time.)

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