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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

presidential library, Independence, Missouri, United States

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burial of Bess Truman

In Bess Truman
…beside her husband at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence. For his unpretentious wife, he had already specified her epitaph: First Lady of the U.S., 1945–1953.
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feature of Independence

In Independence
The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum (1957), housing the former president’s private papers and mementos, has a Thomas Hart Benton mural, Independence and the Opening of the West; Truman’s grave is in the courtyard. His mid-19th-century Victorian home and his courtroom and office are preserved.…
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