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He was the third Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt and had been in office only two months when the Presidency was thrust upon him by the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He faced unprecedented and defining challenges.
View of the burial site for former President Harry S. Truman at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. This photo was taken as part of the planning for the funeral of former President Harry S. Truman. Donor: Terry Van Meter, U. S. Cavalry Museum, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Photographs of Harry Truman gravesite and burial location at his Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri.
Date (s) December 28, 1972. A view of the grave site of former President Harry S. Truman in the Harry S. Truman Library courtyard, just prior to the interment services.
- The Death and Funeral of Harry S. Truman
- The President Is Dead
- Funeral Preparations
- Arrival of The Hearse
- First Family Farewells
- A Grateful Nation
- Graveside Ceremony
- 21-Gun Salute
President Harry S. Truman died at 7:50 a.m. on December 26, 1972. The nation mourned, honoring the 33rd President with military pomp and memorial services at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum. His widow, former First Lady Bess Truman, and their daughter, Margaret Truman Daniel, chose to keep the ceremonies subdued and close to home ...
Following the death of former president Harry S. Truman, the flag is lowered, shades are drawn and the street is barricaded at 219 N. Delaware, the family home in Independence, Missouri. (December 26, 1972)
Officers from the United States Fifth Army and Truman Library staff gather in the Library’s Research Room to discuss procedures and preparations for the funeral of former President Harry S. Truman. (December 26, 1972) The body of former President Harry S. Truman arrives at the George C. Carson Funeral Home in Independence, Missouri. (December 26, 1...
The hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former president Harry S. Truman arrives at the Truman Library. (December 27, 1972) Members of the honor guard carry the casket of former president Harry S. Truman up the steps of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. The casket lay in state in the lobby of the Library unti...
Former President Lyndon Baines Johnson and his family arrive to pay respects to the late former president Harry S. Truman. With former President Johnson are his wife, Lady Bird Johnson (center), daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb and her husband Charles Robb, and daughter Luci Baines Johnson Nugent with her husband Patrick J. Nugent. (December 27, 19...
Crowds of people fill the driveway of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, to pay their respects to former President Harry S. Truman as his body lay in state in the lobby of the Library. The line continues along United States Highway 24 in front of the Library. (December 27, 1972) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority buses sh...
Photographers and television camera crews set up cameras on the roof of the Truman Library during preparations for President Truman’s funeral. (December 26, 1972) A view of the Truman Library courtyard, prepared for the former president’s burial. (December 28, 1972) Father John H. Lembcke, Jr. (in white robes) walks out to the grave site for former...
Members of the military prepare for the firing of the cannons for the 21-gun salute. (December 28, 1972) Reverberations from the 21-gun salute damaged just one window in the vicinity: the plate glass window in the office where President Truman worked, nearly continuously, during his post-presidency. “Truman’s Working Office,” preserved as it was on...
Harry S. Truman Library Courtyard: 500 West U.S. Hwy 24 Independence, MO: Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman are buried here. Woodlawn Cemetery: 701 South Noland Road Independence, MO: Bess Truman's grandparents and parents, David Willock and Madge Gates Wallace, are buried here.
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Dec 29, 1972 · INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Dec. 28 — Harry S. Truman, 33d President of the United States, was buried today in the dark soil of his beloved Missouri. The former President's widow, his daughter and...
