Cemetery Photos challenge- Harry S. Truman

#Cemeteryphotos Challenge by @melinda01010

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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. He is buried at the Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence Missouri, beside his wife Bess.

The Museum was fascinating. I've been to a couple other presidential museums and my favorite story that I heard while visiting this one was that when taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the first things that President Truman did was go to the Post Office and buy a roll of stamps so that he could write letters home to his family and friends . He was told that there were plenty of stamps in the White House and he said he did not expect the taxpayers to pay for stamps on his personal letters. Stamps were .03 cents.

After visiting the museum I came across the book Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure by Matthew Algeo and I can highly recommend it. Just months after leaving office and buying a brand new 1953 Chrysler New Yorker, with no secret Service or any kind of security, snd no Presidential pension,....Harry envisioned himself as a private citizen again and wanted to go on a road trip in his new car with his wife. ! His mission was to enjoy an adventure on the road incognito, but the reality was much different!

He died in 1972 and his wife Bess died 10 years later.

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