Harry S.

Truman Library Institute

Annual Report 06|07
 mission
The Harry S. Truman Library Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization,
is dedicated to the preservation, advancement, and outreach activities of the
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, one of our nation’s 12 presidential libraries
overseen by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Together with its public partner, the Truman Library Institute

preserves the enduring legacy of America’s 33rd president to enrich
the public’s understanding of history, the presidency,
public policy, and citizenship.
 Table of Contents

1 Greeting from Margaret

Truman Daniel

Clifton Truman Daniel

July 5, 2007 2 50th Anniversary Sponsors

3 Letter from the Chairman

and President

A s I reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Harry S. Truman Library

and Museum, I am grateful for the efforts and contributions of all

those who have helped to make my grandfather’s

presidential library one of our nation’s treasured heritage sites.

That the world’s esteem for President Truman’s character and legacy continues to
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Public Programs

Forum Series Highlights

Exhibitions

Education

deepen brings great satisfaction.

22 Grants and Awards
On behalf of the entire Truman family, I want to thank those who played a special

role in events honoring the Truman Library’s 50th Anniversary, including presidential 24 Media Coverage

historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael Beschloss, and David McCullough;

26 Finances and Contributors
journalists Helen Thomas and Bill Moyers; our friends from National Archives and the

directors of America’s esteemed presidential libraries; former President Bill Clinton;

and, of course, each one of you.

You have my heartfelt appreciation for honoring the legacy of my grandfather, Photographer
President Harry S. Truman, and for supporting his Library’s mission in its next 50 years. Bruce Mathews
Mathews Communications

Designer
CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL
Elisa Berg
Honorary Co-Chair, Truman Library Institute

1950 1955 1958 1959

1950s

• Harry S. Truman Library, Inc. (now Truman
Library Institute) formed to erect and
equip a building to preserve the papers
and memorabilia of President Truman.
Building planned for Grandview, Mo., near
the Truman family farm.
1954
• Independence, Mo., selected as site for
Library by trustees of the Library
Corporation; Truman’s papers are moved
to Memorial Building in Independence.
• Library groundbreaking on Truman’s • Rockefeller grant of $48,700 allows • Major portion of Truman’s
birthday, May 8; the 13.2-acre site was for purchase of publications and papers opened to research
donated by the City of Independence. materials for a reference library. in May.
101,530 visitors tour the Museum
• Jack Benny Show featuring
1957 during first year of operation.
Truman filmed at Library in
• Library dedicated on July 6 September; JFK visits in
with Chief Justice Earl October.
Warren giving keynote
address; Museum opened
to public on Sept. 16.
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Anniversary
Co-Chairs
U.S. Congressman Ike Skelton
Margaret Truman Daniel

50 th
Anniversary
“I don’t think I’ve been as impressed by
anyone as I was by President Truman.
People can learn a lot from him, and they can
learn a lot from our museum. And I do say our
museum because that’s what Truman wanted. He
honorary wanted his presidential library and museum to
committee belong to the people.”
U.S. Senator Christopher Bond
JAMES B. NUTTER, SR.
Mary Shaw Branton Chairman, James B. Nutter & Company
Honorary Trustee, Harry S. Truman Library Institute
U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver

“W
Clifton Truman Daniel
Mary E. Hunkeler
hat a tremendous privilege to
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder have the Truman Library just a
S. Lee Kling stone’s throw from Kansas City. People from all
over the world come to experience the museum,
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill
explore the archives, and to honor President
William C. Nelson Truman’s courageous leadership. In addition, The
James B. Nutter, Jr. White House Decision Center offers an interactive
experience like no other, challenging participants to take on the roles of Truman and
Beth K. Smith
his advisers and wrestle with the major decisions of the Truman era. Outreach
Elizabeth T. Solberg programs like this, world-class exhibitions, and extraordinary public forums help
students and adults, alike, better understand our democracy. I know that my support
50 th for the Truman Library is building a better tomorrow.”
Anniversary BETH K. SMITH
sponsors Community Volunteer
Board Member, Harry S. Truman Library Institute

Title sponsor of the Truman Library’s
50th Anniversary
Bank of America
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation
Missouri Division of Tourism
Edwin W. Pauley Foundation
The Sprint Foundation
Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Carol and Lu Vaughan
Barbara and Allen Lefko
The Kansas City Star
The Examiner
“A
ll of Kansas City can be proud that Harry
Truman’s presidential library—one of
the nation’s most treasured heritage sites—resides
in our community. The Truman Library plays a key
role in attracting businesses, residents and visitors
to Greater Kansas City. For this reason, alone, it
deserves our support. But the real value of the
Truman Library is in the founding vision of President Truman. Anyone, he believed, could
change the world, so long as they had an understanding of history and the courage to
stand up for what’s right. This lesson of leadership is invaluable to our young people
today—and it remains at the heart of the Truman Library’s important mission.”
TOM McDONNELL
President and CEO, DST Systems, Inc.
Chairman Emeritus, Harry S. Truman Library Institute

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Dear Friends
and Colleagues,
We are pleased to share highlights of the past fiscal year, which included a wonderful slate of 50th anniversary activities, all made
possible by your generous support.

• Caroline Kennedy made a very special appearance at the Truman Library in November 2006 to open the special exhibition
A Child in the White House: Caroline Kennedy’s Dolls, on loan from the John F. Kennedy Library.

• United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan delivered his last major speech in that role from the Truman Library on December
11, 2006. The address—“Global Governance and the Role of the United States”—was broadcast around the globe.

• In December 2006, the Truman Library Institute was awarded a prestigious Save America’s Treasures grant in support of the
Truman Working Office renovation and preservation. Grants are awarded by the National Park Service in partnership with the
National Endowment for the Humanities.

• Veteran journalist Helen Thomas honored the 122nd birthday of former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman with an address to a
capacity audience on February 12, 2007.

• Doris Kearns Goodwin was the keynote speaker for Wild About Harry, the annual fundraising dinner of the Truman Library
Institute. The April 12, 2007 event raised a record $282,000 for the Truman Library’s acclaimed educational programs, public
forums, and special exhibitions.

• On May 1, Treasures of the Presidents opened for an eight-month run. Organized by the Truman Library to commemorate its
50th anniversary, the special exhibition drew rarely seen gems from the collections of America’s presidential libraries.

• The Truman Library Institute inaugurated its National Advisory Committee with lead members Walter Isaacson, president and
CEO of the Aspen Institute, and John C. “Jack” Danforth, former United States senator.

• A dazzling array of today’s thinkers and opinion leaders headlined the 50th Anniversary Forum Series, including Michael
Beschloss, David McCullough, and former President William Jefferson Clinton, whose address to a live audience of more
than 5,000 from 18 states reached a national audience on C-SPAN.

• On September 28, 2007, President Truman’s grandson Clifton Truman Daniel and National Endowment for the Humanities
Chairman Bruce Cole were among those who participated in a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of work on the
newest exhibit at the Truman Library, Truman’s Working Office.

• A new lecture series, The Howard & Virginia Bennett Forum on the Presidency, had a successful, sold-out inauguration with
Bill Moyers on Presidential Power, November 3, 2007.

The Truman Library’s golden anniversary was a landmark year, and, with your help, we look forward to building on this strong record
of accomplishment. Thank you for choosing to invest in the Truman Library.

WILLIAM C. NELSON MICHAEL J. DEVINE, Ph.D

Chairman President

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 public programs
“Make no little plans. Make the biggest plan you can think of, and spend the rest of your life carrying it out.”
HARRY S. TRUMAN
 50 th Anniversary
Forum Series
A dazzling array of thinkers comprised the 50th Anniversary Forum Series, which included
the annual fundraising dinner, “Wild About Harry.” These events were made possible by
generous support from Bank Midwest, DST Systems, Americo Life, Inc., Andrews McMeel
Universal Foundation, Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, William T. Kemper Foundation,
and The Kansas City Star. More than 6,000 people attended Forum Series programs;
countless others have accessed program content via cable, radio, and the Internet.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

“Wild About Harry” | April 12, 2007
The Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Kansas City, MO

Michael Beschloss
“Presidential Courage” | May 18, 2007
Unity Temple on The Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Co-Presented by Rainy Day Books

David McCullough
“Truman & His Library” | June 13, 2007
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Read excerpts on page 9.

William Jefferson Clinton

50th Anniversary Keynote Address | July 5, 2007
Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, MO
Read excerpts on page 11.

Howard & Virginia

Bennett Forum on the
Presidency
Generously endowed by Mary and Michael Johnston, The Howard & Virginia Bennett Forum
on the Presidency advances the mission of the Truman Library Institute and the vision of
Harry Truman to stimulate interest and debate on the presidency, public policy, and our
democracy. The inaugural event, featuring legendary journalist Bill Moyers, sold out well in
advance and attracted an audience of more than 1,200. You may read excerpts of Bill
Moyers’ remarks on page 13.

Bill Moyers on Presidential Power

Unity Temple on The Plaza | Nov. 3, 2007
Presenters Bill Moyers, journalist
Michael Beschloss, presidential historian
Timothy Naftali, director, Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, assistant professor of government and
Top: President Johnson
signing 1965 Medicare Act
director of the Washington Program at Claremont McKenna College
in Truman Library Auditorium
Bottom: Former President
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 Other Public Programs
The following programs were offered by the Truman Library Institute in partnership with the
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Listed below are programs occurring during FY07
and the 50th-anniversary year (October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2007).

Frank Rich | Columnist, The New York Times

“The Greatest Story Ever Sold” | Oct. 23, 2006 | Unity Temple on The Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Co-presented with the Carolyn Benton Cockefair Chair, University of Missouri-Kansas City

“A Day with Caroline Kennedy”

Poetry Reading and Book Signing | Nov. 18, 2006 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
This special event drew more than 1,000 visitors to the Museum—some from as far away
as Chicago, Illinois.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan

“Global Governance and the Role of the United States” | Dec. 11, 2006
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Helen Thomas | Columnist, Hearst Newspapers

“Watchdogs of Democracy?” | Feb. 12, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Sir Martin Gilbert | Historian

“Churchill’s Vision of America” | March 27, 2007 | Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
Presented in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library

New Scholarship on the Truman Presidency

April 24, 2007 | Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C.
Co-presented with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Presenters Richard Kirkendall, professor emeritus, University of Washington
Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, CSC, associate professor,
Notre Dame University
Robert Beisner, professor emeritus, American University
Christian Ostermann, director, History & Public Policy Program,
Woodrow Wilson Center
David Painter, professor, Georgetown University
Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, assistant professor of government and
director of the Washington Program at Claremont McKenna College
The Hon. Ken Hechler, former White House assistant to President
Truman; former U.S. Congressman from West Virginia

1960 1964 1965

1969
1960s

• Eleanor Roosevelt visits Truman Library.
1961
• Former President Eisenhower visits
Truman Library; oral history project
begun; Benton mural dedicated.
1963
• Additional 3,100 sq. ft. of museum space
opened with exhibits related to 35th
Division.
• One-millionth visitor welcomed.
• President Lyndon Johnson signs
Medicare Act at the Truman
Library; Harry and Bess Truman
are issued the first two Medicare
cards.
• President and Mrs. Richard
Nixon visit and present to
Truman a Steinway piano which
had been used by the Trumans
in the White House.
• Dr. Benedict K. Zobrist named
assistant director of the Truman
Library.
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“Truman and the Environment: Los Alamos to the Everglades” | June 8-9, 2007
Harry S Truman Little White House, Key West, FL
On the 60th anniversary of Truman’s dedication of the Everglades National Park, the fifth
annual Harry S. Truman Legacy Symposium turned its focus on the environmental legacy of
President Truman. Presenters included Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA administrator;
Michael Grunwald, Washington Post ; Mark Harvey, North Dakota State University; and Karl
Brook, University of Kansas.
Presented with the Harry S Truman Little White House

Directors of America’s Presidential Libraries

“Our Favorite Things” | June 13, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

American Conversations
June 14, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Truman
Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States

Free Fun on the Fourth

A Patriotic Celebration | July 4, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Truman Library’s dedication, Museum admission was
free on the Fourth of July, attracting a record 2,000 visitors.

WWI Symposium
“The Soldier’s War – Consent or Coercion?” | July 9, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
John Horne, University of Dublin-Trinity College
Leonard V. Smith, Oberlin College
Presented in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library and the National
World War One Museum

Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities

“We the People” | Sept. 28, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Working Office

Ceremonial Groundbreaking | Sept. 28, 2007 | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Medal for Economic Policy

Award Luncheon for George P. Shultz | Oct. 1, 2007
Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, Kansas City, MO
Presented in partnership with the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public
Administration (UMKC), the Economic Club of Kansas City, and the Missouri Council on
Economic Education

1970
1973 1976 1978
1970s

• Two-millionth visitor welcomed.

1971
• Director Philip Brooks retires as director;
Zobrist accepts the post.
1972
• Harry S. Truman dies Dec. 26; for three
days, the president’s body lay in state in
Truman Library Lobby with funeral service
on Dec. 28 in Auditorium.
• Papers of former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson opened for research.
1974
• Three-millionth visitor welcomed; granite
ledger placed on Truman’s grave in
Courtyard.
1975
• Actor James Whitmore visits.
• Record-breaking year for attendance:
352,996; visitors included President Ford,
who placed wreath on Truman’s grave.
1977
• Bicentennial Time Capsule buried on
grounds, to be opened May 8, 2076.
Notable visitors included Red Buttons.
Four-millionth visitor welcomed.
• Theft results in permanent loss of three
swords and two daggers, gifts to Truman
from the King and Crown Prince of Saudi
Arabia and the Shah of Iran.
1979
• Exhibits opened included “Images of
Harry S. Truman” and “The Truman White
House.”
Forum series highlights
“The enduring legacy of Harry Truman is highly relevant to the 21st century.” BILL CLINTON
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truman
and His Library
David McCullough

W
hat a pleasure it is to be back here
[at the Truman Library], and what a lot
I learned in the 10 years that I worked
here.…
I want to talk today about presidential
libraries, but I really want to talk mainly about
education. The legacies of Harry Truman are manifold, and it would take
another shelf of books the size of my own biography of Mr. Truman to
adequately measure all that. He himself was a great student of history,
which is extremely important to understand if one wants to understand him. And he
understood one of the manifold lessons of history: that you have to wait a while to pass
judgment. You have to wait for the dust to settle. He said it took 50 years before you
could fairly estimate, judge, appraise the performance of a president or anyone else.
And so it’s now been 50 years, and here we are. The 50 years during which this
institution has held its doors open have been everything that Mr. Truman could have
hoped for. And that day, July 6, 1957, was for him one of the great days of his life, as
he said.… It was a big occasion, as it should have been. The guests included former
President Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Speaker Sam Rayburn from Texas, four sitting
senators, nine governors, Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren, and Dean
Acheson, his former secretary of state. Truman was very excited. In the days just
before, he wrote to Acheson, “I’ll be knee deep in big shots.” And Earl Warren, who
was the keynote speaker, said quite rightly that the Library itself was a milestone in
American history. It was the first presidential library to be developed while the
president was still alive.…
The presidential library system is very much in the news and very much a subject
of serious controversy. Just the day before yesterday in New York, a friend of mine
said, “Hasn’t this presidential library thing gotten out of hand; why do we need all of Fast Facts
these presidential libraries all over the country? Why can’t they all be in Washington
under one roof?” Speaker
David McCullough
Well, I would like to answer that question in a public way. The presidential library
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer
system works, and it works in many ways that ought to be clearly understood. Part of of Harry Truman
the value of coming to a presidential library is that you come to the place…that helped
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create that person. When I first told my editors I wanted to write about Harry Truman, I “Truman and His Library”
said I wanted to write about a very different kind of America and a very different kind
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of American from the Roosevelts…. I wanted to come to Independence. I wanted to be June 13, 2007
here, stay here, soak it up.…
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Now, Harry Truman put Jackson County on the map, and this Library keeps it on the Truman Library, Front Portico
map. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that this Library is a national treasure.… Don’t ever
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 country is wonderful. It’s bringing history out into every part of our nation, and that is very
important for the education of our children and our grandchildren.
I [recently] finished up a talk on a college campus in California, and it came time for
the question-and-answer session, and I was asked, “Aside from Harry Truman and
John Adams, how many other presidents have you interviewed?” Well, appearances
not withstanding, I never knew Mr. Truman, and I never knew Mr. Adams. I did see
Harry Truman once. It was in 1956, and I had just started my first job in New York, and
my wife, Rosalee, and I had moved into our first apartment together in Brooklyn
Heights, and we were starry eyed about being in New York and having a job and the
excitement all around us. And one night coming home, coming up out of the subway
station near our apartment, which was in the basement of the old St. George Hotel in
Brooklyn, there was a little crowd gathered, and I asked what was going on, and they
said the Governor’s coming, Averell Harriman. Well, I had never seen a governor before
in my life, so I waited and, sure enough, up came a big car, and out of the back seat
stepped Averell Harriman looking very tall and very handsome. And then right behind
him came former President Truman, and he was right there, right beside me…. And he
didn’t look like a little fellow from Missouri to me at all, he looked like a giant.
Harry Truman was exactly the kind of man to rise in public service as the founders
dreamed of. Not a creature of
“It isn’t an exaggeration privilege and wealth, not the
creation of the media, not
to say that this library false, not self-serving,
but a farmer’s son who
is a national treasure.” had had the blessing of education in
a free society where we are free to
think for ourselves.
Tillie Brown [Truman’s English teacher]…kept some of the composition books, or the
composition books have survived from his time with her…. Here’s some of what
[Truman] wrote, “The virtue I call courage is not in always facing of the foe but in taking
care of those at home. A true heart, a strong mind, and a great deal of courage, and I
think a man will get through the world.” Notice, he puts heart ahead of mind. Ardelia
Hardin, the Latin teacher, said later that it was the boy’s steadfastness that most
impressed his teachers at that age.…
A recent study done by the Council of the American Alumni in Washington, a non-profit
organization, revealed that the level of understanding of American history among college
students in the top 50 universities and colleges in the country is below what it used to be
in high school 25 years ago. Question 19, “Who was the commanding American general
at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown?” Most of them said it was Ulysses S. Grant;
Washington did come in second, Douglas MacArthur came in third. I wonder what
Truman would have made of that.
We’ve got to make some changes. Very quickly, we’ve got to help the teachers more.
We’ve got to help the aspiring teachers more by giving them the right kind of education.
We’ve got to stop graduating young people with degrees in education and no major in a
real subject because you can’t teach a subject you don’t know very effectively, because
not knowing it makes it more difficult, to be sure, but also because you can’t love
something you don’t know any more than you can love someone you don’t know.…
Truman never, ever lost faith in education. Neither should we. ■

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50 th anniversary
keynote
address
William Jefferson Clinton

H
arry Truman was a hero to me from the time I
was old enough to look at politics. What I knew
about Truman I knew from the stories of my
family…who identified with Truman because
he came from such modest circumstances
and…because he was for civil rights…and
because he wasn’t embarrassed to be bookish.
But what I want to say today, on this 50th anniversary of the Library, is that the
enduring legacy of Harry Truman is highly relevant to 21st-century America….
The benefits of the world are evident. Most of us have benefited from education, from
information technology. Look how much more diverse this crowd is today than it was 50
years ago, when the Library was dedicated.
But the world has three huge problems. It is unequal, and growing increasingly so. It
is unstable because of terror and the prospect of global-disease threats and weapons of
mass destruction, and it is unsustainable because of the threat of climate change and
resource depletion….
So what’s all that got to do with Truman? Well, I believe that we can only build a
[better world by doing] the following four things.
First, we have to have a security policy that recognizes … it will never be possible to
kill, jail, or occupy everybody that’s against us, because we live in an interdependent
world.
Now, if that’s true, it means, both in military and non-military ways, our policy should
be to cooperate with others whenever we can and act alone only when there is Fast Facts
absolutely no other alternative.
Speaker
That was Truman’s policy at the end of World War II. The United Nations was the William Jefferson Clinton
dream of Franklin Roosevelt, but Harry Truman oversaw its beginning and supported it 42nd President of the
completely. NATO was a cooperative alliance designed to counter the threat of United States
communism. The Truman Doctrine held that we would support anyone with military Program
assistance if they would stand against communism. It didn’t matter if they were some 50th Anniversary Keynote Address
little country on the far reaches of the Cold War’s long divide. We knew we had to do it Date
together. I think if Harry Truman were here today, he would remind us of these things…. July 5, 2007
The second thing I think Truman would say is that, in any environment where you Venue
can’t kill, jail, or occupy everyone who is or might be against you, you have to try to The Auditorium
make a world with more partners and fewer enemies. Don’t forget, that’s what [he] did Independence, MO
with the Marshall Plan, and it was the best money America ever spent. Attendance
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 years, arguably the most successful military operation we have conducted in a
Muslim country, except for what was done in Afghanistan after 9/11, was the
humanitarian relief in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim country, after the
tsunami. Approval of the United States went from 30 to 60 percent because our
helicopters dropped food and medicine and our government workers were there
helping put people’s lives back together…. And interestingly enough, after the
tsunami, approval of Osama bin Laden dropped from 58 to 28 percent; not because
he did anything to them, but because he didn’t do anything for them….
The third thing I think we should remember about Truman’s legacy is that … he
could have been forgiven if he had abandoned domestic issues, except how do you
convert from a war to a peacetime economy without having it collapse? He had to
deal with that. But he didn’t forget. He kept pushing civil rights. He not only ended
discrimination in the military, he ended it in federal employment generally, which was
quite significant at the time…. And he did try to do healthcare because he realized
that it was both socially unjust and in the end would be economically stupid. And he
was sure right about both.
So I would say to all of us, no matter how much we worry about terror, we have to
continually engage in home improvement. The American people will never support
doing these things around the world unless they believe we are making the American
dream more real here at home….
This last, I think, is the most important of all. Harry Truman was a guy who was
helping to run a family farm until he was 32 years old, who was, I think, 50 when he
was elected to the Senate, maybe older. But he understood something that you would
have expected only from someone who had traveled the world, lived in many different
cultures, had a much more…sophisticated life to understand: if he wanted to present
himself as everyman, which he did adroitly in politics, he had to respect every man
and woman. I mean, why did he take all the heat to integrate the military and the
federal employment service? He didn’t have to do it to get elected. He did it because
he thought it was right….
All of our brains are hardwired to make distinctions. Otherwise, we couldn’t
survive. Thinking would be impossible if you couldn’t make distinctions. You have to
put reality in little boxes, right? You know the difference between a man and a
woman, tall and short, wide and thin, liberal and conservative, scientist and doctor.
We think in distinctions; we have to. But when we get to the point where we believe
life is all about those distinctions,
“The enduring legacy of we cannot live in a globally
interdependent environment.
harry Truman is highly We can’t. Truman knew this
somehow in the
relevant to the 21 century.” st fiber of his bones,
that you couldn’t
be everyman unless you cared about every man.
Mr. Truman left us quite a legacy. What we owe him is to take his legacy to make
sure our grandchildren can be here celebrating the 100th anniversary of his Library
and his service. Thank you very much. ■

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speech excerpts

how much is
too much?
Bill Moyers on Presidential Power
The Howard & Virginia Bennett Forum on the Presidency

T
hrough events he didn’t even control, Harry Truman
came to be president of the United States and made
decisions that changed the course of our history. And yet,
then he came home to Independence, mowed the lawn, and
went for walks among his neighbors….
The office was never his to claim permanently, and the
power he exercised was a temporary power, not a permanent and imperial
power. And I wonder if, in fact, he would recognize the presidency today
and if he would recognize America.
You can’t read his books, his letters, his files without realizing that he, himself, had
a deep understanding for a wide reading of history; and he understood, as he himself
said, that the American revolution was all about dis-enthroning a king, not enthroning
a king….
He understood that George III routinely denied citizens their basic liberties: spied
on them and entered their homes at will, seized their property, jailed them without
charges, rounded up and imprisoned dissidents, collected their taxes to pay for
empire. George III believed in the divine right of kings, and he believed that the king
could do no wrong. Of course, as Harry Truman himself would say, Americans rose
up to say, “No more, let’s put an end to that.” And to make sure it never happened
again, they created a government so carefully divided that no branch could ever be Fast Facts
supreme to the others. They devised a government that would break up the Speaker
authority of a monarchical power in order to avoid recreating and repeating the Bill Moyers, journalist
autocracy against which the American revolution had been waged. Each branch Host of Bill Moyers Journal (PBS)
would have the power to check the other two so that none would rise above the Program
others and create a disequilibrium. “Bill Moyers on Presidential Power”
That sometimes has been very frustrating because it has led to gridlock, it has led to Panelists
paralysis, it has led to periods of great ennui in American life. But on the whole, it has Michael Beschloss
confirmed what Thomas Paine said was the ultimate nature of the revolution, which is Elizabeth Spalding
Timothy Naftali
that the law, the law, is king.
We’ve come to a different realizing today. I think the founders would not recognize our Date
November 3, 2007
government…. The White House has pulled over the executive branch of government a
blanket of secrecy so thick and pervasive that many journalists and many historians Venue
Unity Temple on The Plaza
believe that the secrecy today is unprecedented in the history of our country. I don’t know
Kansas City, MO
that for certain—we’ll ask our historians.
Attendance
Some of you may remember the Cold War and the Vietnam War. A secret
Approximately 1,300 (sold out)
government mushroomed in this country in the name of war. And in 1975 Congress
Funded by
finally got around to doing an investigation, under the rubric of the Frank Church
Mary & Michael Johnston
Committee, to see what was going on. They turned up the rock on the secret (pictured above)
government, and they found all kinds of slimy and lethal things under there, including

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“We are facing what I think
is a constitutional crisis.”
the CIA trying to subvert
foreign democracy.
“The panel discussion with
Fred Schwartz, who was the
Bill Moyers was one of the
chief counsel, said that what
most interesting events of its
they found in the Church
kind I have ever attended,
Committee was that no
ranking only with this sum-
telephone, no college campus,
mer’s Bill Clinton event.
and no mailbox had been off
“The question of where
limits to the spying in that
the limits of presidential
particular time.
power should and do lie is
In the wake of the Watergate
one of the most important of
scandal, Congress pushed
our time…. I was intrigued
back, rejected many of the claims, particularly this one of the inherent authority of the
by the robust dialogue and
president, and Congress restored some of the checks and balances on the power of the
its treatment of both histori-
presidency, including an end to electronic surveillance without warrant….
cal and contemporary
In the 1980s, Congress conducted an investigation into the Iran-Contra scandals of
themes, impressed by the
the Reagan administration and concluded that there had been illegal activities. But
large crowd of interested
there was a minority report of the committee written by the Republicans on that
community members and
committee, and it said the chief executive will, on occasion, feel duty-bound to
their insightful questions,
assert—I’m not making this up—monarchical notions of prerogative that will permit
and inspired to see how the
him to exceed the law….
legacy and experience of
Almost every week now comes some new revelation of what is done in secret. For
President Truman…continue
example, in 2005, the Justice Department first repudiated the infamous torture memo
to inform…the world today.
and then issued in secret at least two interpretations that permitted what they said they
“The Library and Institute
would not allow.
certainly did the community
We are facing what I think, and what many of my journalistic colleagues and some of
a tremendous service by or-
our historian colleagues think, is a constitutional crisis in which the president places
ganizing this event…. I look
himself above the law….
forward to attending future
Bruce Fein, who served in the Reagan administration, came on our show [Bill Moyers
events and to contributing
Journal, PBS] and said, “Take, for instance, the assertion that he's made that when he is
wherever I am able to further
out to collect foreign intelligence, no other branch can tell him what to do. That means he
the mission of the Truman Li-
can intercept your e-mails, your phone calls, open your regular mail, he can break and
brary and Institute.”
enter your home. He can even kidnap you, claiming, I am seeking foreign intelligence….
Congress can't say it's illegal—judges can't say this is illegal. I can do anything I want.”
That from a conservative scholar named Bruce Fein….
This is not a new conflict. And here I’ve framed the issue for our historians, who
ANTHONY F. SHOP will have the rest of the evening to discuss it. Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt both
2004 Truman Scholar took extra-constitutional actions in time of war. Lincoln held 13,000 dissidents,
spies, suspects, in detention without habeas corpus. FDR went around Congress,
which had passed the Neutrality Act, and sold destroyers…that Britain needed to
turn back the Nazi hordes. Harry Truman, in 1948—there’s a wonderful letter in the
Truman Library from LBJ 20 years later expressing great regard for Harry Truman’s
decision by executive order in 1948 to integrate the armed forces, a historic and

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courageous decision done in opposition to Congress. Bill Clinton, 1994, the Mexico
peso is collapsing. We face a global financial meltdown. The president asks
Congress for an emergency $40 million package of loan guarantees, and Congress
says no, says no openly, defiantly, and conclusively. So Bill Clinton reaches into the
back pocket of the government to an obscure place called the Exchange Stabilization
Fund, something that had never been used for this purpose before and extends a
$20 billion line of credit to Mexico. I was opposed to it, said so on the air at that
time. But the peso straightens up, Mexico repays the loan ahead of schedule, and
you can make the case that Bill Clinton’s extra-legal action probably stabilized the
economy….
The question to our panel is, once you expand presidential powers, can you ever
take them back—have they ever contracted? Or, aren’t you placing on the Oval
Office table for the next president a loaded pistol that he or she can pick up and
fire at will?
I’m rereading Arthur Schlesinger’s memoirs. He wrote the seminal book on the
imperial presidency, and in that and other places, he says, “The answer to the
runaway Presidency is not the messenger-boy Presidency.” American democracy,
he said, “must discover a middle ground between making the President a czar and
making him a puppet.”…
In conclusion, I’ll let President Truman have the last word. He [said], “This republic
of ours is unique in the history of government, and if the young people coming along
in the future generations do not understand it and appreciate what they have, it will
go the way of the judges of Israel, the city states of Greece, the great Roman republic
and the Dutch republic.”…
I have come to see that democracy is a series of narrow escapes, and unless we
take institutional, fundamental, and constitutional action some time in the near
future, we may not make the next narrow escape. That is Harry Truman’s warning, I
think. ■

Two Plus Two Is Not Five

During his opening remarks, Bill Moyers shared this
favorite anecdote, which took place in Truman’s home on
Delaware Avenue in Independence, Missouri.
“LBJ brought a passel of his young aides, because he
was insistent that we would meet Harry Truman. We
were in a circle in what was the dining room of his
house. And LBJ brought Harry Truman around and had
every one of us shake his hand, and he introduced us
each by name.
“As we were leaving, Harry Truman said, “Boys, you
take care of the president.” And somebody said, “He can
take care of himself.”
“Truman said, “Boys, let me tell you what I mean.
Since the president won the largest plurality in American
political history last fall, he’s going to say, ‘Two plus two
is five, isn’t it?’ And everyone in the room’s going to say,
‘Yes, Mr. President, two plus two is five.’
“And he’s going to say, ‘The sun comes up in the west,
right?’ And everybody’s going to say, ‘Yes, Mr. President,
the sun comes up in the west.’
“And he’s going to say, ‘I don’t have to put my pants
on one leg at a time, do I?’
“And everybody in the room’s going to say, ‘No, Mr.
President, you don’t have to put your pants on one leg at
a time.’
“And your job, boys, is to tell the president, ‘Two plus two
is still four, the sun still comes up in the east, and we don’t
care how you put your pants on, but your fly is unzipped.’”

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 exhibitions
“Some say that real history at presidential libraries isn’t possible, but this is wrong.
The best presidential museum is at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.” DALLAS MORNING NEWS
 Exhibitions
A Child in the White House:
Caroline Kennedy’s Dolls
November 18, 2006 – March 15, 2007
Shown for the first time outside the John F. Kennedy Library, Caroline Kennedy’s Dolls
showcased a dazzling collection of dolls from around the world, all given as gifts to the
president’s daughter from 1961 to 1963. Included in the exhibit were approximately 80 dolls
and puppets, a five-foot playhouse presented to young Caroline by Madame de Gaulle, and
rarely seen home videos of the Kennedy family at their Hyannis Port retreat.
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said Clay Bauske, curator for the Truman Library. “We wanted to convey the breadth
of the presidential libraries’ collections, for we hold not only those items related to
the presidents but also those that tell the story of other important events in
American and world history.”
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Top: Truman tours Museum with Hoover, 1957

Bottom: Museum visitors, summer 2007

1980 1994 1998

1983
1980s

1990s

• Noteworthy visitors include Ted Kennedy,
Clark M. Clifford, and President Jimmy
Carter. Senator Thomas Eagleton formally
dedicates the Public Programs wing.
1981
• Truman Library Liberty Bell replica rings in
recognition of the freeing of the American
hostages in Iran.
1982
• Bess Wallace Truman dies in October. David
McCullough begins research for what will
become the Pulitzer Prize-winning
biography, Truman.
• Some 1,300 “Dear Bess” letters are
opened for research.
1984
• Year-long national celebration of
Truman’s 100th birthday.
1986
• Six-millionth visitor welcomed.
1989
• Library welcomes 5,000th researcher.
• Library Director Benedict Zobrist retires • General Colin Powell headlines events
after a 23-year term, to be succeeded honoring the 50th anniversary of
in 1995 by Larry J. Hackman. Truman’s executive order to
desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.
1995
• 50th anniversary of Truman’s 1999
presidency marked by numerous • Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
events and public programs. presides over ceremony celebrating
the accession of Poland, Hungary, and
1997 the Czech Republic into NATO.
• The Charles Guggenheim film, Harry S.
Truman, opens at Truman Library.
Exhibitions: A retrospective
From presidential portraits to love letters and elections, exhibitions mounted by the Truman Library have engaged millions of visitors in
the life of Harry Truman and in the sphere of politics, public policy, and the American presidency. Over the past 50 years, the Truman
Library Institute, with support from generous donors, has funded well over 100 temporary exhibitions, helping to attract nearly 9 million
visitors. Here we recall openings from the past two decades.
Harry Truman’s Missouri: Paintings of Missouri The Faces of War TIME and the Presidency
Historic Sites by Robert MacDonald Graham May 6 – December 31, 1994 February 24 – May 31, 1999
October 31, 1987 – May 15, 1988 Traveling exhibition from TIME, Incorporated
Grandeur, Simplicity, and Convenience: The United
Traveling exhibition from Robert MacDonald Graham
States Capitol, 1773-1993 George C. Marshall: Soldier of Peace
The Marshall Plan: Cooperating to Rebuild Europe September 19 – October 31, 1994 July 1 – December 1, 1999
July – September 1987 Traveling exhibition from the American Institute of Traveling exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery
Traveling exhibition from the German Marshall Fund of Architects Classroom for Democracy: The Truman Library
the United States
Fifty Years Ago in the Truman Presidency Looks to the 21st Century
Greta Kempton: Forty Years on Canvas March 1, 1995 – March 15, 1998 September 17 – April 30, 1999
April 11 – October 12, 1987
Treasures of the Truman Library Season’s Greetings from the White House
Truman-era portraits by the court painter of the
March 17, 1995 – December 31, 1999 November 12, 1999 – January 13, 2000
Truman Administration
Traveling exhibition from Mary Seeley
Our Mothers Before Us: Women and Democracy,
The People’s Choice: Truman and the 1948 Election
1789-1920 Looking Back on the American Century
October 10, 1988 – July 20, 1994
March 28 – July 9, 1996 February 11 – April 30, 2000
An Omission from the Declaration Traveling exhibition from National Archives Center for First Families: An Intimate Portrait from the
February 1 – March 4, 1988 Legislative Archives Kennedys to the Clintons
In-house exhibition featuring Library of Congress document
Seven Presidents: The Art of Oliphant February 20 – April 29, 2000
To Secure These Rights May 4 – June 17, 1996 Traveling exhibition from The Newseum
July 10, 1988 – September 4, 1990 Traveling exhibition from the Susan Conway Gallery, Presidential Portraits
Good Friends and Missouri Rascals: Harry S. Washington, D.C. February 16 – May 20, 2001
Truman and Thomas Hart Benton I’m Just MILD about Harry Traveling exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery
March 15, 1989 – December 31, 1990 July 18, 1996 – June 1, 1997 Mount Vernon in Miniature
The Constitution Under Stress From Truman to Clinton: The Presidents on Time March 1 – September 23, 2001
November 30, 1989 – September 4, 1990 September 13 – December 13, 1996 Traveling exhibition from Mount Vernon
Traveling exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery
The Korean War: Commitment in Asia The White House Revealed: Photos of the White
October 19, 1990 – September 30, 1991 The White House in Miniature House Renovation by Abbie Rowe
November 18, 1996 – February 2, 1997 June 15, 2001 – August 15, 2002
White House Dining: 200 Years of Presidential
Traveling exhibition from John Zweifel
Entertaining FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World
December 14, 1990 – March 10, 1991 1945: Year of Decisions June 9 – July 28, 2002
February 27, 1997 – February 23, 1998 Traveling exhibition from The Newseum
State Gifts: Symbols of Diplomacy
April 10, 1991 – May 5, 1994 Flexing the Nation’s Muscle: Presidents, Physical The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
Fitness and Sports in the American Century October 12, 2002 – May 11, 2003
Day of Infamy: War Comes to America
April 12 – July 12, 1997 Traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian National
December 7, 1991 – September 7, 1993
Traveling exhibition from the National Archives and Museum of American History and the Smithsonian
World War II: The Artist’s View the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
September 1 – December 6, 1992 Sports
Traveling exhibition from Navy Combat Art collection Freedom’s Journey: The Declaration of
Dear Bess: Love Letters from the President Independence and Beyond
Prisoner of War: Drawings by Ben Steele July 24, 1997 – September 4, 2000 February 1 – June 1, 2003
September 18 – November 8, 1992 Traveling exhibition from the Ronald Reagan Library and
Image of the President: Photographs by George
Traveling exhibition from Ben Steele the Norman Lear Foundation
Tames, 1944-1974
Presidential Christmas Cards from Truman to Bush October 15, 1997 – January 15, 1998 Declaration of Independence Road Trip
December 11, 1992 – January 3, 1993 Traveling photographic exhibition from the National March 3-6, 2003
The White House: A President’s Home, A Nation’s Portrait Gallery Traveling exhibition from Norman Lear Foundation
Showcase Impressions of a White House Christmas Conflict and Consequence: The Korean War and
January 9 – April 11, 1993 November 15, 1997 – January 6, 1998 Its Unsettled Legacy
World War II: Personal Accounts – Pearl Harbor to Traveling exhibition from the White House Historical June 25, 2003 – August 15, 2004
VJ Day Association
Every Four Years: Electing a President
March 6 – August 15, 1993 Virtual Election September 25, 2004 – February 21, 2005
Traveling exhibition from the National Archives and February 20 – April 27, 1998
Lyndon B. Johnson Library Mobilizing for War: Poster Art of World War II
Traveling exhibition from Tina Mion
March 19, 2005 – September 5, 2005
Party Animals 1948: Year of Turmoil and Triumph
September 3, 1993 – January 30, 1994 Japanese Instrument of Surrender
April 3, 1998 – February 1, 1999
August 4 – September 5, 2005
Traveling exhibition from the Library of Congress
The Truman Chryslers On loan from National Archives
Greta Kempton’s Palette: A Painter’s World November 19, 1998 – March 1, 2000
The White House in Miniature
September 15, 1993 – December 31, 1995
Presidential Inaugurations October 15, 2005 – July 9, 2006
White House Style: Formal Gowns of the First Ladies November 24, 1998 – January 24, 1999 Traveling exhibition from John Zweifel
November 15, 1993 – April 1, 1994 Traveling exhibition from the White House Historical Top: The former
Churchill and the Great Republic president with
Workers at the White House Association
August 19 – October 15, 2006 students
March 18 – June 15, 1994 Traveling exhibition from the Library
Traveling panel exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution of Congress Bottom: Students
engaged in The
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Decision Center
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 education
“Education for citizenship is something my father valued – and we need it now more than ever.” MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL
 student outreach
The White House Decision Center – Praised in The New York Times as a model for all
presidential libraries, the White House Decision Center (WHDC) is the Truman Library’s
flagship education program. Designed as a hands-on history lab, the WHDC strengthens
student skills in information gathering and analysis, problem solving, decision making,
leadership, and communication, while deepening knowledge of history and government.
To learn more, you can watch a seven-minute video about The White House Decision
Center at www.trumanlibrary.org/whdc. Grade 8 – Adult

Museum Visits – Nearly 17,000 students visited the museum in FY07. Two-thirds of the
students who received docent-led tours attend disadvantaged schools and visited the
museum on scholarships, thanks to the generous funding of the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation and the Francis Family Foundation. K-12

Truman Footlocker – In FY07, more than 4,000 students experienced the Truman
Footlocker, a popular, hands-on classroom resource filled with replicas of Truman-related
artifacts, documents, and photographs. K-12

National History Day – Each year, the education department coordinates and hosts the
regional National History Day competition. In April 2007, more than 400 students in grades
6-12 competed at the Truman Library; of those, 13 advanced as finalists to the national
competition at the University of Maryland.

“Truman never, ever lost faith in

education. Neither should we.”
Fast Facts –David McCullough
for FY07
Museum Visits
16,937 students
White House Decision Center
6,022 students
Truman Footlocker/
Outreach Curricula
4,128 students
Educator Workshops,
Inservices & Exhibits
3,200 teachers
Program Mission
To draw on the life and legacy of
Harry S. Truman to provide effective,
relevant learning experiences and
resources so that diverse audiences
may better understand history,
government, and the American
political system; relate Truman-era
events to current issues; and think
critically and make informed
decisions on these issues.

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teacher institutes
and outreach
TEACHER INSTITUTES AND WORKSHOPS

National History Day Workshops

November 2006
Because student success begins with the teacher, the Truman Library’s education team
prepares area teachers to inspire and guide student participation in the National History
Day Contest. The theme for 2007 was “Triumph and Tragedy in History”; more than 400
students competed in the regional competition hosted by the Truman Library.

Summer Institute
“The War to End All Wars—The First World War”
July 9-14, 2007
Presented in partnership with The National World War One Museum
More than 40 teachers from 10 states attended programs by leading scholars and
conducted primary research in the archives of the Truman Library and National World War
Praise for Teacher
One Museum. Resulting curriculum and teaching aids are now available online at
Institutes
www.trumanlibrary.org.
“This conference is an amazing asset
“Running for Office: Local, State, and National Elections”
for teachers. I am coming away with
October 19-20, 2007
Forty area teachers gathered for a workshop on local, state, and national campaign so much information that will help me
candidates, trends, issues, and strategies, with a focus on the role of the media. Presenters with my classes.”
included educators from the Truman, Hoover, and Eisenhower presidential libraries, as well “A superb week—do not stop doing
as regional universities.
this. Very valuable educational
experience. Research opportunities
OTHER SERVICES TO EDUCATORS
were great.”
Conferences/Teacher Inservice – The nationally recognized education staff frequently
“This program was extremely useful
are invited to present programs on Truman-era history and the teaching of social studies.
and relevant to my classroom. It was
Curriculum Kits – Packaged curricula, ready for classroom use, offer secondary educators done with the highest levels of
interactive learning modules on the Cold War, Presidential Decision Making, and WWII. professionalism and quality.”
Video Loaning Library – More than 120 unique videos on Truman, WWI, WWII, the Cold
“I love the combination of high-level
War, and the Truman era are available to educators at no charge.
academic presentations with practical
Teacher Talk – A newsletter featuring education news and resources is delivered to teaching strategies. I felt my
10,500 educators, free of charge. knowledge was greatly increased, as
well as my teaching ability.”

Intern Program FY07 Interns

With support from the Truman Library Jennifer Cacchio Rosemary Lantz Margaret Street
Institute, the internship program of the Katelynn Dimski Sophia Lee Lauren Sumerall
Truman Library offers real-world experience Laura Fried Cassie Mundt Austin Trantham
to students working toward careers as Anna Geselbracht Laura Nelson Chelsea Weidner
archivists, museum administrators, and Lani Kirsch Joby Parton Jenifer Whiting
marketing/public relations professionals.
grants & awards
“Do your duty, and history will do you justice.”
HARRY S. TRUMAN
 Truman Library institute
grants and awards 2007
Since it first opened its Research Room in 1959, the Truman Library has welcomed more
than 13,000 historians, writers, and scholars, representing more than 40 nations and
nearly every state in the Union. From the beginning—50 years ago—the Truman Library
Institute provided modest grants-in-aid for researchers. Today, Research Grants,
Dissertation Year Fellowships, and the biennial Scholar’s Award and Harry S. Truman Book
Award provide assistance to emerging scholars whose contributions illuminate the critical
issues of Truman’s presidency and legacy.

FY07 Research Grants “Thank you so much for the Research

Tarak K. Barkawi, Senior Lecturer, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge,
UK, Orientalism at War in Korea Grant. The generous aid you provided
Lady Borton, Independent Scholar, Viet Nam Foundation for Peace and Development,
Sharing with Vietnam: U.S. Government Documents of Special Interest to Collegial enhanced substantially the scope and
Vietnamese Institutions
depth of my work on the influence of
Maryann Gallagher, Doctoral Candidate in Political Science, Emory University, Who Ups
the Ante in International Relations? Personality Traits and Risky Foreign Policy
religion in United States foreign relations
Jason D. Guthrie, Doctoral Candidate in History, University of Maryland at College Park, A
Laboratory of Liberalism: The International Labor Organization and the Social Politics of during the Roosevelt and Truman years.
Development in Latin America
Tana Johnson, Doctoral Candidate in Public Policy, University of Chicago, Life on the Edge Additionally, the grant enabled me to
of a Double-Edged Sword: The Independence of Intergovernmental Organizations
complete my dissertation in a timely and
John B. Judis, Senior Editor, New Republic; Genesis: Harry Truman and the Origins of the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict efficient manner. For this, as well as for the
Maurice Labelle, Jr., Graduate Student, Master’s Program in History, University of Ottawa,
Canada, The United States, Saudi Arabia, and the Question of Palestine (1938-1949) warm, hospitable research environment I
James D. Lockhart, Doctoral Candidate in History, University of Arizona, Before They Were
experienced during my stay, I am truly
Successful: U.S.-Guatemalan Relations Reconsidered
Jennifer M. Miller, Doctoral Candidate in History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, grateful.”
Creating the Cold War State: The United States and Japan, 1952-1963
Chad J. Mitcham, Ph.D. in International History, Australian Institute of International Affairs,
Petroleum and East Asia, 1880-2008: Conflict, Diplomacy and Development Sincerely,

Charles W. Sharpe, Jr., Doctoral Candidate in History, University of Pennsylvania, A Grand

and Noble Experiment: The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Thomas Robertson, Assistant Professor of History, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, From
Isolation to Interconnection: Depression, War, and the First American Environmentalists
Victoria V. Vasilenko, Assistant Professor of History, Belgorod State University, Russia, The DAVID ZIETSMA
Truman Administration and the Polish Question, April-Early August 1945 Assistant Professor of History
Redeemer University College
Dissertation Year Fellowship 2006 Research Grant Recipient
Grace J. Chae, Doctoral Candidate in History, Chicago University, Captured Minds: Examining
U.S. Reeducation Programs for Korean War POWs Under UN Command, 1950-1953

Top: Truman Library researchers, 1957

Bottom: Gregory Mitrovich, 23
Scholars Award recipient, FY06
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 media coverage
“Two hours ago, I could have said five words and been quoted in 15 minutes in every capital in the world.
Now I could talk for two hours and nobody would give a damn.” HARRY S. TRUMAN
 media coverage
During FY07 and the Truman Library’s 50th Anniversary year, Harry Truman and his
presidential library were mentioned on more than 237 television and cable stations
worldwide, in dozens of newspapers and magazines, and on countless online news and
travel sites. Radio interviews of Library personnel and special guests of the Truman Library
Institute were broadcast on numerous stations in Missouri and Kansas.
Following are (1) media highlights in 2007 and (2) a partial list of national and
international television/cable stations that covered major events at the Truman Library,
including United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s address and the 50th
Anniversary Keynote Address by former President William Jefferson Clinton.

Media Highlights During FY07, the Truman Library was

60 Minutes set up shop in the Truman Working Office for an exclusive interview by Mike featured or mentioned on the
Wallace with outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. (Dec. 11, 2006)
following national and international
A New York Times op-ed by Benjamin Hufbauer pointed to the Truman Library’s flagship
educational program, The White House Decision Center, as a model for all presidential television/ cable news stations.
libraries. (Jan. 20, 2007) Mentions on regional news stations—
Dallas Morning News praised the Truman Library, home to America’s “best presidential
more than 220—are not included in
museum.” (Feb. 5, 2007)
this list.
Vanity Fair magazine featured former Truman aides Milton Kayle, Ken Hechler, and George
Elsey in Peggy Noonan’s article on executive advisors, “Yes, Mr. President.” (April 2007)
ABC World News This Morning
Harry Truman won the coveted cover of Newsweek magazine with the provocative
headline, “Wanted, A New Truman.” (May 14, 2007) ABC World News Now

AAA Midwest Traveler magazine named the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum a BBC World News
2007 Travel Treasure. (May/June 2007)
Bloomberg Television
C-SPAN Presidential Libraries – History Uncovered
CNN American Morning
As part of its 12-part series on presidential libraries, C-SPAN turned its lens on Harry
Truman during a live, two-hour broadcast from the Truman Library on Sept. 21, 2007. CNN Headline News
FOX News Oliver North War Stories Biography – Harry S. Truman C-SPAN
A new one-hour biography of President Truman featured interviews with Truman’s
C-SPAN2
grandson Clifton Truman Daniel; White House aides Ken Hechler, Milton Kayle, and George
Elsey; and Truman Library Director Michael J. Devine. (Nov. 17, 2007) FOX News
USA Today and Midwest Living magazine highlighted as a travel destination the Truman NBC Early Today
Library’s special exhibition, Treasures of the Presidents, on display through Jan. 4, 2008.
PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer
Top: Truman prepares for “The Jack Benny Program,” September 1959
Bottom: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, December 2006 Tokyo Broadcasting

2000 • New permanent exhibition, The 2004 guests include Caroline Kennedy, Alan
Presidential Years, opens; David Greenspan, presidential daughter Linda
2000s

• $22.5 million Museum renovation • New permanent exhibition, “Harry S.

campaign, Creating a Classroom for
Democracy, successfully completed by
Truman Library Institute; major Museum
renovation begun.
• Director Larry Hackman announces his
retirement.
2001
• Michael J. Devine accepts position as
director of Truman Library and president
of Truman Library Institute.
McCullough provides keynote address.
• Flagship educational program, The White
House Decision Center, opens to students.
Today, the interactive history lab is
praised as a model for
all presidential libraries.
2003
• Truman’s 1947 diary
discovered in
archives.
Truman: Life and Times” opens;
Democratic presidential hopeful John
Kerry speaks at Library.
2005
• Special exhibition White House in
Miniature opens and draws record
crowds to Museum.
2006
• United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan delivers outgoing address, which is
broadcast across the globe. Other notable
Johnson Robb, and former Secretary of
Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
• $1.6 million campaign to renovate the
Truman Working Office completed.
2007
• 50th anniversary of Truman Library
celebrated. Special guest speakers
include journalist Helen Thomas;
historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael
Beschloss, and David McCullough; former
President Bill Clinton; and broadcast
journalist Bill Moyers.
finances & contributors
“The Truman Library is a treasure.... Don’t think our presidential libraries aren’t worth everything
that has been put into them – and then some.” DAVID McCULLOUGH
 board of
directors
Honorary Co-Chairs
Margaret Truman Daniel
financial Clifton Truman Daniel
Officers
overview Chairman
William C. Nelson
Chairman, George K. Baum Asset Management
Kansas City, MO
REVENUE & CONTRIBUTIONS
Vice Chair
55% Contributions (non-campaign) ($1,315,168) Mary E. Hunkeler
(includes corporate, foundation and individual giving, endowment, Community Volunteer | Shawnee Mission, KS
bequests, grants, and sponsorships) President
25% Truman Working Office Campaign ($603,139) Michael J. Devine
Director, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
13% Investment Income ($300,393) Independence, MO
5% Entrepreneurial Ventures ($128,800) Treasurer
(includes online Museum Store sales, public and education program revenues) Roger A. Novak
Novak Birks, P.C.
2% Misc Other ($35,046) Kansas City, MO
Total $2,382,546 Secretary
Milton P. Kayle
Former Truman Administration Aide
Glenview, IL
EXPENSES
Directors
17% Education ($273,112) Carol Anderson, Ph.D. Larry L. McMullen
12% Exhibitions ($195,701) University of Missouri- Partner, Blackwell Sanders
Columbia Peper Martin, LLP
7% Public Programs/Conferences ($109,326) Columbia, MO Kansas City, MO
7% Website & Publications ($108,526) John A. Dillingham Wilson D. Miscamble, CSC
3% Grants & Awards ($53,301) President, JoDill, Inc. Notre Dame University
Kansas City, MO Notre Dame, IN
3% Documentary Access ($45,961)
Charles M. Foudree James B. Nutter, Jr.
2% Capital Improvements & Preventative Maintenance ($39,972) Community Volunteer President & CEO, James B.
.03% Volunteer/Intern Program ($4,691) Independence, MO Nutter & Company
Kansas City, MO
15% Marketing & PR ($216,625) The Hon. Richard A.
Gephardt Barbara J. Potts
23% Fundraising ($398,933) Gephardt & Associates, L.C. Community Volunteer
11% Management & General ($180,838) Crofton, MD Independence, MO
Sam F. Hamra Bill Reisler
Total $1,626,986
Chairman & CEO, Hamra Partner, Consumer
Enterprises Growth Partners
Springfield, MO Kansas City, MO
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY Susan M. Hartmann, Ph.D. John J. Sherman
Ohio State University President & CEO, Inergy, LP
Program Expenses 64% Columbus, OH Kansas City, MO
Administrative Expenses 11% Richard S. Kirkendall, Ph.D. Beth K. Smith
University of Washington Community Volunteer
Fundraising Expenses 25% Seattle, WA Kansas City, MO
Fundraising Efficiency $0.20 Herb M. Kohn Elizabeth T. Solberg
Partner, Bryan Cave, LLP Community Volunteer
Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO
PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTED REVENUE Allen L. Lefko Charles S. Sosland
Chairman & CEO, Bank of President & CEO, Sosland
Grain Valley Companies, Inc.
Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO
$1,918,307

Truman Working Office Campaign

$200,000
Endowment
Thomas R. McGee, Jr. Charles A. Spaulding, III
$1,553,563

$603,139
$416,330

Vice-President, DST Realty Parkwood Real Estate

Kansas City, MO Overland Park, KS
John P. McMeel Clyde F. Wendel
$970,796

Chairman, Andrews McMeel President, Asset

Universal Management
$1,137,233

$1,115,167
$439,522

$731,678

Kansas City, MO UMB Bank, N.A.

Kansas City, MO
National Advisory Council
FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 The Hon. John C. Danforth Walter Isaacson
Partner, Bryan Cave LLP CEO, The Aspen Institute
Top: Truman with Junior Service St. Louis, Missouri Washington, D.C.
League Members, 1957
Bottom: Wild About Harry Honorary 27
and Event Chairs, 1999-2007
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Harry S. truman library institute

contributors
We thank all of those who contributed generously during fiscal 2007. Contributions help the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum remain a
crown jewel among our nation’s most valued heritage sites. Listed below are gifts received between Oct. 1, 2006 and Sept. 30, 2007.

west wing council

The West Wing Council is the premier membership program of the Truman Library Institute. We gratefully acknowledge West Wing Council
members who have chosen to make a significant investment in the Truman Library. To learn about joining the elite ranks of the West Wing
Council and enjoying customized and exclusive benefits, please call Alex Burden at (816) 268-8243.
American Century Foundation - Mary Consumer Growth Partners - Bill Shirley and Barnett Helzberg King Hershey, PC - Richard A. King † Estelle and Morton Sosland
Jo Browne Reisler Foundation - Shirley and Barnett Rosalyn and S. Lee Kling Susan and Tuck Spaulding
George K. Baum Foundation - Betty and Richard Crumpton Helzberg Nancy and Herb Kohn David Stanley and Jean Keffeler
Jonathan Baum Jill and Marshall Dean Mary and John D. Hunkeler The Honorable Karen McCarthy UMB Bank, N.A. - Clyde Wendel
Centerpoint Medical Center of Defamco, LP - Sam Devinki Kansas City Power & Light - Elizabeth Barbara and Bill Nelson
Independence, LLC. DST Systems, Inc. - Thomas A. Danforth Roger A. Novak
Commerce Bank of Kansas City - McDonnell Dorothy and Milton Kayle Beth K. Smith
Jonathan Kemper

buck stops here society

Buck Stops Here Society members are valued partners of the Truman Library. Annual membership gifts—starting at $1,000—provide
important support for world-class traveling exhibitions, acclaimed educational programs, and public programs featuring national and
international opinion leaders. To learn more, please call Alex Burden at (816) 268-8243.
Christine and Don Alexander Mary Shaw Branton Francie and James Flynn Kathleen and Dick Kirkendall Janet and Marshall Miller
Joan and Bert Berkley Joni and Thornton Cooke Laraine and David Gerber Jane T. Lingo † Martha and Travis Reed
Marcia and Eliot Berkley Patricia and Dean Davison Sam and June Hamra Robert P. Lyons Rose Stolowy
Rae Block DHR Foundation Ronald Howes Jean and Thomas McDonnell Helen and Frank Wewers
Harvey S. Bodker Jo Ann Field Pat and Paul Kaplan Molly A. McGee Ellen and Jerry Wolf

donor honor roll

$100,000 and Above
Anonymous
Hall Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Johnston
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Mrs. Marjorie N. Martin †
$99,999 to $50,000
James B. Nutter & Company
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Hunkeler
Missouri Division of Tourism
$49,999 to $25,000
Bank of America
Mrs. Mildred R. Chisholm
DST Systems, Inc.
M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Morton I. Sosland
The Sunderland Foundation
Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust
$24,999 to $10,000
American Century Foundation
Americo Life, Incorporated
Andrews McMeel Universal Fdtn.
Bank Midwest
Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bruening
Francis Family Foundation
Goppert Foundation
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation
The Key West Harry S. Truman
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kling
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McDonnell
Mr. Roger A. Novak
Edwin W. Pauley Foundation
The Sosland Foundation
Sprint Foundation
Mr. Richard Strong
Mr. and Mrs. Lu Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wagner
$9,999 to $5,000
BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City
Casa Grande Development Corporation
Centerpoint Medical Center of
Independence, LLC.
Ms. Maxine Clark and Mr. Robert Fox
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
The Committee For World Peace
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Crumpton
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall H. Dean, Jr.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Milton P. Kayle
Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Lefko
Mr. and Mrs. Ken McClain
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Solberg
The STAKE Foundation
Stinson Morrison Hecker
UMB Bank, N.A.
$4,999 to $1,000
Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Alexander
Atterbury Family Foundation
George K. Baum Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. G. Kenneth Baum
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bertram Berkley
Mrs. Rae A. Block
Blue Ridge Bank and Trust Co.
Mr. Harvey S. Bodker
The Bridgewater Fund Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James Brunkhardt
Bryan Cave, LLP
Carpenter & Company
Commerce Bank of Kansas City
Consumer Growth Partners
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Cooke, II
Corporate Communications Group, Inc.
Country Club Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Davison
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison
Defamco, LP
DHR Foundation
J.E. Dunn Construction Company
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Durrie
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Farchmin
Milton W. Feld Charitable Trust
Elaine Feld Stern Charitable Trust
Suzanne Feld Zalk Trust
Fidelity Security Life Ins. Co
Mrs. Jo Ann Field
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Foudree
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. David Freirich
Mr. Larry Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hall, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam F. Hamra
Dr. Susan M. Hartmann
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg Fdtn.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Higgins, III
Mr. Ronald Howes
City of Independence
Mrs. Judith C. Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Harry S. Jonas
Kansas City Power & Light
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Kaplan
Isaac and Minnie Katz Fund of JCF
Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Kirkendall
Lathrop & Gage L.C.
Mr. Robert P. Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Mackle, Jr.
Thomas Martin Foundation
The Honorable Karen McCarthy
Ms. Virginia McCoy
Ms. Molly A. McGee
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McGee, Jr.
Dr. Paul McGraw and Dr. Nancy
Newhouse
Ms. Elaine P. Meitus
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall V. Miller
Mitchell Capital Management Company
Morgan Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nelson
Mrs. Jeannette Nichols
Mrs. Henry Nottberg, III
Novak Birks, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Lambert B. Ott, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pack
Harry Portman Charitable Trust
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Potts
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Powell, III
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Powell
Ms. Margo L. Quiriconi
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Reintjes
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Reisler
Mr. and Mrs. Landon H. Rowland
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sanders
Mr. Seth A. Slocum †
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Spaulding, III
Spaulding Family Foundation
Tawani Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. H. Guyon Townsend, III
Truman Heartland Community
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. Wendel
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wewers
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome T. Wolf
YRC Worldwide Inc.

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donor honor roll continued
$999 to $500
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Atterbury
Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh
McDowell Architects Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot S. Berkley
Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Brown
The Hon. and Mrs. Harold L. Caskey
Mr. James H. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy De Leon
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dillingham
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Eiman
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Farchmin
Mrs. Florence M. Fordemwalt
Miss Hortense Greenley
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Hackman
Mrs. Sally M. Hands
Mr. Paul E. Haney
Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. David Immenschuh
Mr. Geoffrey Jolley
Mrs. Hannah G. Kaiser
Kansas City Southern
Ms. Jane T. Lingo †
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Lopez
The Hon. and Mrs. Michael W. Manners
Mr. George Manos
Miller Haviland Ketter P.C., P.A.
Mrs. Millie Paxton
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Polsky
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Reintjes, Sr.
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Ms. Cynthia Schwab
Mrs. Louis W. Truman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Weir
$499 to $100
Mr. H. W. Abplanalp
Mr. Ernest Adelman
Ms. Joan Alders
Mr. Joseph Algaier
Ms. Kathie L. Allison
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Amend
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Andersen
Dr. Carol Anderson
Dr. Linnea M. Anderson
Dr. and Mrs. Keith W. Ashcraft
Ms. Kathryn Ashenbrenner
Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Atha, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Atkiss
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Atlas
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Aylward
Mr. and Mrs. Marlow S. Baar
Ms. Mary A. Baier
Mr. Gregory Ballentine
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Banes
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barger
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant P. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Clay R. Bauske
Mr. James R. Baylor
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Becker
Ms. Harriet G. Bell
Bell/Knott & Associates Corporate
Architects, P.C.
Ms. Catherine Bender
Mr. and Mrs. David Bennett
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Bennett
Mr. Gordon Bennett
President and Mrs. Michael T. Benson
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Berlacher
Mr. and Mrs. Karl A. Bertram, Jr.
BGM Industries
Ms. Darcy A. Howe and Mr. John S.
Black
Mr. R. Duke Blackwood
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis T. Bliss
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Blitt
Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Block
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bogacz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Bonar
Ms. Carolyn Bond
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Borman
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Braby
Ms. Sherrie L. Brady
Mrs. Lewis J. Bratt
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brent
Mr. Thomas E. Brusnahan
Mrs. Ina J. Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Bill M. Burch
Mr. Alex Burden
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Burden, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burge
Mr. and Mrs. Riley L. Burrus
Dr. and Mrs. V. Frederick Burry, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cable
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell
Brig. General and Mrs. Jack L. Capps
The Hon. Joe Pierron and Dr. Diana B.
Carlin Pierron
Dr. and Mrs. Rex D. Carter
Mr. Edward S. Chandler, Sr.
Mr. Edward S. Chandler, Jr.
Mr. Ted Chanock
Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Chase
Ms. Patricia Chasnoff
Mr. Stephen B. Chick
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Childers
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Chiles
Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Christiansen
Mr. Anthony Clark
Claudette’s Theatre on Wheels
Mr. and Mrs. Earl P. Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Coffey
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cohn
Mrs. Roberta Coker
Mr. William J. Collins
Dr. David Cooley
Mr. J. Danny Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Costello
Mr. Lawrence U. Costiglio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Counsell, Jr.
Mrs. Patricia Couper
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Crist
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cronemeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell A. Cross
The Honorable and Mrs. G. L. Crystal
Mr. Steve Curd
Ms. Emma F. Curry
Mr. and Mrs. Leodis Davis
Colonel and Mrs. Ronald J. de Golia
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Del Bianco
Mr. Larry O. Denny
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Deterding
Dr. Elaine K. Didier
Mr. Richard H. W. Dillard
Mr. David L. Disney
Ms. Susan Donius
Mr. Michael B. Downey
Mrs. Adele S. Dresner
Mr. Walter V. Duane
The Hon. and Mrs. Michael S. Dukakis
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dukas
Mr. Burton Dunbar
Mr. William S. Eastberg
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Eckels
Ms. Melissa Eichman
Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Elliot
Mr. George M. Elsey
Mrs. Olga M. Engel
Mr. and Mrs. J. Brand Eskew
Ms. Barb Evans
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ewing, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Farrington
Ms. Sharon Fawcett
Mr. Philip J. Fickling
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Mr. David Fidler
Mr. Warren Finch
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Fischbach
Dr. Betty S. Flowers
Mr. Steven Fortner
Mrs. Helen L. French
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Fried
Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Gall
The Hon. and Mrs. Jack E. Gant
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Glenn
Mr. and Mrs. James Goetz
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Goldy
Ms. Catherine F. Gorman
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Gottlieb
Ms. Beth Gottstein
Ms. Melissa Green
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. James Greenwood
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Grimaldi
Ms. Sara E. Groves and Mr. Robert D.
Firnhaber
Mr. Terry Haggard
Mr. Jay Hakes
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Hale
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff B. Hanes
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hargrave
Mr. Jared Hargrave
Mr. and Mrs. Claude S. Harkins
Mr. William A. Harris
Ms. Jane Hart
Ms. Dawn M. Hatfield
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Haynes
HCA Healthcare, Midwest Division
Ms. Jami Henry
Mr. John C. Henshaw, Jr.
Mr. John F. Herbst, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry N. Hess
Mr. Kenneth Heubel
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hickok, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed W. Hickok
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Sol N. Himmelman
Mr. Kevin Hobbs
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hoenig
Dr. Carol E. Hoffecker
Dr. and Mrs. R. Duane Holder
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Holman
The Hon. Jason Holsman
Mr. Daniel D. Holt
Ms. Cheryl L. Hoover
Ms. Patty Horgan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Howe
Ms. Connie S. Hubbard
The Hon. Leonard Hughes, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Graham T. Hunt
Mrs. Ann Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. Jacobson
Dr. and Mrs. Larry S. Jacobson
Jennings Interiors
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Jensen
Mr. Stephen B. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Johntz, Jr.
Ms. Sandra Jost
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kacheroski
Kansas City Kansas Community
College
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Kapke
Mrs. Louis Kariel
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney M. Karsh
Mr. and Mrs. Ward A. Katz
Mr. William T. Paulic and Ms. Barbara
L. Kay
KC Auto Carstar
KC Convention & Visitors Association
Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly
Mr. Ed Kendrick and The Honorable
Pauli A. Kendrick
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Oct. 1, 2006 – Sept. 30, 2007
Mr. Tony Kerr
Kimak’s Pest Control, Inc.
Mrs. Dee Dee King
King Hershey, PC
Mrs. Mary A. Klarman
Dr. Robert E. Kleiger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kleinman
Dr. Cynthia M. Koch
Mr. John Gilluly and Mrs. Grace Kohan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Kopke
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kort
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Krigel
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Kroh
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lanard
Judge Donald H. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Latz
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Leboff
Ms. Judith Lee
Sunghoon Lee
Mrs. William Levi
The Richard M. & Carol H. Levin
Foundation
Mr. Richard M. Levin
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Levitan
The Hon. Paul LeVota
Mr. and Mrs. T. Craig Ligibel
Dr. Malcolm E. Linville, Jr.
Ms. Pam Lollar
Mr. David Lonie
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. MacAvoy
Ms. Gilda H. Manning
Rev. Tom Manson and Rev. Frances
Manson
Mr. Daniel Marcus and Dr. Maeva
Marcus
Ms. Joanna M. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Martin
Ms. Sue Masica
Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Mauro, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Mayta
Mr. and Mrs. James McAlpin
Mr. Dennis Taylor and Dr. Bridget
McCandless
Dr. Donald McCandless
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McCormick
Ms. Lois McDonald
Mrs. Anne McGee
Mrs. Joseph J. McGee, Jr.
Mr. Merrill McHenry
Mrs. Priscilla J. McMillan
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. McMullen
Dr. and Mrs. Harold S. McNabb, Jr.
Ms. Susan Medler and Mr. Roger
Oyster
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Meneilly
Ms. Kay Menzel
Midwest Center for Holocaust Educ.
Colonel Paul L. Miles
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Minsey
Missouri AFL-CIO
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mitchell
Ms. Melanie R. Moentmann
Montacie Development Corporation
Ms. Gloria Montgomery
Mrs. Waunita B. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Morgan
Ms. Krista Myer
Ms. Elizabeth A. Myers
Ms. Deborah Smith and Dr. Mark C.
Myron
Mr. Tim Naftali
Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Naylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome S. Nerman
Mr. Ronald C. Noll
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Normile
Mr. E. W. Nun
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O’Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Olsen
Ms. Judi O’Neill-Boothe
Mr. Lawrence A. Orzoco
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Owens
Ms. Barbara Paddock and Mr. Jordan
Sprechman
Mr. Jarrod Panter
Dr. Lillian G. Pardo and Dr. Manuel P.
Pardo
Mary Paxton Study Class
The Victor L. Phillips Co.
Mr. James Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Moritz Pick
Mr. William R. Piper
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Pistilli
Ms. Donna Pittman
Ms. Leslie A. Poores
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Posner
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pryor
Mr. George Purdy
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Purganan
Mr. Thomas J. Putnam
Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Putt
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson P. Ravenscroft
Mr. James F. Reed
The Hon. and Mrs. Don Reimal
The Honorable and Mrs. James R.
Reinhard
Mr. and Mrs. David N. Revier
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Rice
Ms. Kimberlee N. Ried
Mrs. Marilyn P. Rinker
Miss Patricia L. Robins
Ms. Emily Robison
Ms. Mildred W. Roesler-Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Ronan, Jr.
Ms. Stefanie P. Rosedaughter
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Rothschild
Mr. Ernest Rubenstein
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Ruckman
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Russell
The Hon. and Mrs. Howard F. Sachs
Mr. Robert T. Salsman
Mr. Robert B. Satterfield
Mr. Paul Savastano
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Sawyer
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Scallions
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Scharf
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schmidt
Ms. Lee Williams and Mr. Brent
Schondelmeyer
Mr. Jim Schroeder and The Hon.
Patricia S. Schroeder
Ms. Mary Schuler
Mr. and Mrs. J. William Schwenk, III
Mr. John A. Scully
Mr. Richard V. Seaboldt
Dr. Arlene E. Segal
Ms. Ruth Ann Sellers
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stan Sexton
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Shank
Mr. Michael Shields
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert J. Shippee, Sr.
Dr. A. Louis Shor
Mr. Lindsey E. Shull
Mrs. Elaine Sight
Sildon Law Group, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd T. Silver, Jr.
Silverstein Eye Centers, P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake M. Simonitsch
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sloan
Mrs. Beverly N. Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Harold F. Smith
Mrs. Nancy Kegan Smith
Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Smith
Mr. William G. Smith
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Mr. and Mrs. Zachary L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham D. Sofaer
The Spectra Energy Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Mr. Michael D. Stackpoole
Mr. Jack Stasi
The Hon. and Mrs. Robert Steinkamp
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephan
Mr. William T. Stewart, Jr.
Mrs. L.R. Stiffelman
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stockstill
Ms. Lisa A. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenneth Swearingen
Ms. Melissa Swick
Mr. Marvin S. Szneler
Mr. Richard Tallen
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Taylor
Ms. Maria Donigan and Mr. Mark
Thornhill
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Thornton
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Tillman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Timmons
Dr. Joyce Tobiasen Schwartz
Toledo Federation of Teachers Local
250
Ms. Linda S. Trout
Ms. Judy J. Turner
Ms. Mary L. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Unell
Ms. Rosemarie Vohsen
Mr. Thomas Horrell and Dr. Karen Vorst
Ms. Phyllis Wagner
Dr. Timothy G. Walch
Ms. Laura Walker
Ms. Debra Wall
The Wally Foundation
Ms. Pam Fleischer and Mr. Ken Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Weir
Mr. John E. Weir
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. West
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Dale Parson
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pashen
Ms. Judith A. Paste
Mrs. Betty Patchett
Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Patel
Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Patinkin
Ms. Marilyn P. Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Patterson
Ms. Deanna Patton
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Paxton
Mr. Charles J. Payer, Jr.
Ms. Sharon Payne
Mr. Jeff Pederson
Mr. and Mrs. Chester J. Pelka
Ms. Nancy Pence
Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Perdue
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Perelson
Mr. Jeffrey Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome S. Peters
Ms. Patricia A. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Colvin A. Peterson
Dr. Jody L. Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Pettit
Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Peyton
Mr. and Mrs. Cary Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Piazza
Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Ossean E. Pierson
Mr. and Mrs. Nick L. Pizzichino
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Poch
Dr. and Mrs. Jim C. Pogue
Mrs. Dixie Pollard
Mrs. Loraine E. Poores
Ms. Adena Potok
Mr. Steven Potter
Ms. Harriet Pratt
Mr. Douglas R. Price
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Price, II
Mr. Geoffrey A. Price
Mrs. Marion L. Price
Mrs. Cynthia Prier
Mr. Leon R. Probasco
Mr. and Mrs. Preston D. Probasco
Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Prosser
CDR and Mrs. Gerald P. Pulley, (Retired)
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pyster
Ms. Eileen Quint
Mr. Eugene J. Rafferty
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Raney
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Rausch
Mr. John A. Rauschkolb
Mr. and Mrs. Billy W. Raynor
Miss Mary Sue Reagan
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Reakes
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Reasoner
Ms. Anne Ford Rector
Judge and Mrs. Edward C. Reed, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Reed
Ms. Sandra Register
Mr. and Mrs. James Rehor
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reis
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Remer
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Rennack
Mr. Dave Jackson and Mr. Jack
Rennekamp
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Renshaw
Mr. Loren D. Reuter
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Revare
Dr. and Mrs. Arden Reynolds
Mr. James P. Reynolds
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Rhoads
Ms. Cheryl Rhodes
Ms. Marcy Richardson
Mrs. Mary Richardson
Colonel and Mrs. John Riffle, USAF
(Retired)
Ms. Kate Riha
Mr. and Mrs. R. Dean Rinehart
C. Ritchie
Ms. Denise Roberts
Ms. Karen Roberts
Mr. Steven L. Roberts
Dr. and Mrs. David Brian Robertson
Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Robertson
Mr. Beauford W. Robinson
Professor David K. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Robinson
Ms. Pat Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. Marie Robison
Ms. Jean Ann Rockett
Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Rodriguez
Dr. Marvin Rogolsky
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Ms. Dorothy Romines Ms. Margaret A. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. H. Stephen Talge
Ms. Sherrill L. Rosen Mr. James D. Sims Dr. and Mrs. Duane A. Tananbaum
Mr. Peter Kretzmer and Ms. Deborah S. Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Sims Mrs. Theodore Tannenwald
Rosenberg The Hon. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sims, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Tanner
The Rosin Family Trust Mr. Martin Singerman Mr. and Mrs. Lyle A. Taylor
Mrs. Helen Rosin The Honorable and Mrs. Fred Six Ms. Julie Temm
Dr. and Mrs. Gene Ross Dr. and Mrs. W. Christian Sizemore Mr. and Mrs. George H. Templeton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Rostenberg Mr. and Mrs. James R. Slater Ms. Sherry S. Templeton
Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Rothwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Slegman Mr. Larkin Terburgh
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rubin Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fred Theiss
Mr. Douglas R. Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tholen
Ms. Mary Russell Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith Mr. and Mrs. James H. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Rutledge Mrs. Darline C. Smith Ms. Mary Thomas
Mr. Kurt Sakamoto Mr. Donald L. Smith Ms. Stacy Thomas
Sara L. Sale, Ph.D. Ms. Joan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Salmon Mrs. Kathy Smith Mr. and Mrs. James A. Thornton
The Honorable and Mrs. Stanley J. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Smith Dr. and Ms. Timothy N. Thurber
Salva Ms. Lora Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Tibbetts
Mr. Richard E. Sandeen Ms. Lynda Smith Mr. and Mrs. James P. Tierney
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sandler Ms. Pamela A. Smith Mrs. William F. Tillitt
Mr. Marvin Sands Ms. Pauline Smith Mr. and Mrs. James J. Todd
Mr. David M. Santoli The Hon. and Mrs. Philip G. Smith Ms. Karen Todd
Ms. Carole Sapp Ms. Suzanne Smith Mr. Paul R. Tolland
Captain and Mrs. Thomas J. Saul Mrs. Elsie R. Smoler Mr. Ronald J. Tomczykowski
Mr. Keith L. Savastano Mr. Carl T. Solberg Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tompkins
Mr. John E. Sawyer Dr. and Mrs. Warren H. Solomon Ms. Margaret Tompkins
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Scarpello Ms. Genevieve A. Soulis Mr. and Mrs. Noel Torpey
Ms. Marilyn Schade Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Speca Ms. Doris Tousley
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Schechter Mr. John W. Spellman Mr. James F. Townsend
Mr. Rudolf R. Scheffrahn Dr. and Mrs. Wesley B. Spillman Mrs. Norma M. Trahan
Mrs. Renee Schloss Ms. Kimberly J. Spitzig Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Trandahl
Ms. Dorothy L. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Spry Ms. Ruth R. Traurig
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Schmiedeler Mr. and Mrs. Otto M. Spurny Mr. Thomas J. Trimborn
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Schmiedeler Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Squires Representative Christel H. Truglia
Dr. Kenneth Schowengerdt and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Srozinski Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Truman
Joyce Koenig Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Stanford Ms. Judy J. Tucker
Mr. Jim Schraeder Mr. James A. Starke Mr. Bonnie B. Turner
Dr. Rosemary G. Schrepfer Mr. Raymond Starzmann Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Turrentine
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schroeder Dr. and Mrs. James H. Steele Mr. Jimmie Tyler
Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Schultz Dub and Joy Steincross Mr. and Mrs. Lee Uldbjerg
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Schultz Mr. Paul M. Steiner Ms. Stephanie Ulsh
Mr. Michael F. Schuman Mr. John B. Stephens Mr. Daniel E. Uscian
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Schwantes Mr. John A. Stern Mr. and Mrs. Grant T. Van Duzee
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Schweiss Dr. and Mrs. Landis M. Stetler Ms. Cynthia Van Roden
Mr. and Mrs. John Gregg Scircle, III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Stevens Dr. Lisa Vansaghi and Mr. Tom
Mr. Joshua Scott Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stevenson Vansaghi
Mr. and Mrs. Rex W. Scouten Albert E. Stewart, Ph.D. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Veis
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sebby Mr. and Mrs. R. James Stilley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Vest
Clarence F. Seeliger Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Stogsdill Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Vest
Ms. Mamie Segall Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stoliar Mr. and Mrs. Joel Vickers
Mr. Steve Seigel Dr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Stoll Mr. George P. Viegelmann, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth Seippel Ms. Mary Stone Mr. and Mrs. Joel D. Vile
Mr. Thomas Sellmeyer Arthur H. Stoup & Associates, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Villalva
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shaw Mr. Arthur H. Stoup Ms. F. Diane Vinyard
Mrs. Ruth G. Shechter Mrs. Catherine Mediatore Stover Mr. and Mrs. George P. Vogt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Shelby Mr. Brad Stratton Ms. Nancy Volpe
Ms. Shary Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Streen Mrs. William A. Voss
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Shepard Mr. John R. Streu Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wacknov
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Strickland Ms. Julie Ann Waddell
Ms. Ellen Sheridan Mr. Robert E. L. Strider, II Ms. Linda K. Wade
Judy and Steve Sherry Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Stringer Mrs. Barbara Waldron
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Sherwood Mr. and Mrs. Shirley E. Strnad Mr. and Mrs. John J. Waldron, Jr.
Ms. Cathleen A. Shine Mr. John J. Strode Mrs. Genevieve Walkup
Mr. Jim Shippee Mrs. Barbara Stubbs Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Wallace
Mr. Dan Shirley Mr. Paul K. Stuewe and Ms. Beth Mr. Jeffrey Walser
Mrs. Therese Shirley Wasson Mr. and Mrs. John H. Walsh
Ms. Betty A. Shockley Dean and Mrs. Al Sullivan Ms. Logan Walsh
Ms. Mary Shonkwiler Mr. William Sunderland Ms. Susan Walton
Ms. Margaret E. Shouse Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Sutton Mrs. Marilyn F. Walz
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Shrout Professor Martha H. Swain Mr. Theodore Wampole, Jr.
Mrs. Betty Shrout Dr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Swaney Ms. Shirley R. Warwick
Mr. Kenneth Shrout Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Sweeney Mr. and Ms. Eric L. Watkins
Mr. Timothy Shull Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Sweeny Mrs. Charlotte Watters
Mr. and Mrs. Austin F. Shute Mrs. Martha Ann Swoyer Dr. and Mrs. Paul L. Webb, II
Siegal Enterprises, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David R. Sylvan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Weber
Ms. Marilyn Siegel Dave and Barbara Sylvan Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Sienicki Dr. Harold H. Sylwester Ms. Helen Weigman
Mr. Robert P. Sigman Mr. Edward R. Szynal Mr. and Mrs. Jay Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sima Mr. and Mrs. James O. Talbot Mrs. Elizabeth Weis
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Oct. 1, 2006 – Sept. 30, 2007

Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Welborn
Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Welling
Dr. and Mrs. William L. Wells
Ms. Judith L. Welpman
Mr. and Mrs. Edward West
Ms. Dianna Whitaker
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Whitcomb
Mr. and Mrs. Domenick White
Mrs. Helen E. White
Mrs. Lana White
Ms. Vicki White
Rep. and Mrs. Jim Whorton
Ms. Deanna Wiggins
Ms. Darlene Wight
Mr. Frank P. Wilfley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Willcoxon
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams
Mr. John H. Williams
Mrs. Karen Williams †
Mr. Peter M. Williams
Rev. and Mrs. Robert R. Williams
Ms. Margie Willis
Mr. Martin Willman
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Wilson
Mr. Paul D. Wilson
Dr. and Mrs. Htain Win
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Windsor
Dr. Betty H. Winfield and Dr. Barry
Hyman
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Winfrey
Judge and Mrs. F. B. Winkworth Ms. H. Irene Wyatt Ms. Elaine O. Zimmerman
Col. and Dr. Arthur C. Winn Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Yancey Mr. Ronald I. Zoglin
Mr. Gene Winters Dr. Joseph M. Yasso Ms. Kimby Zook
Ms. Deanna Wishon Dr. Lawrence A. Yates Mr. and Mrs. John Zuccotti
Mr. Oliver J. Wisner Ms. Linda L. Yeager
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Witteman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Yonke We apologize for any errors or
Mr. Charles R. Wittig Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Young omissions. Please send corrections to
Mr. John L. Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Young Kim Rausch, 500 West US Hwy 24,
Ms. Judith Wolman Mr. Mark Young Independence, MO 64050; (800) 833-
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Woods Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Zalimeni 1225, ext. 88237;
Mr. William H. Woodson Mr. Dirk Zaloz or kim.rausch@nara.gov.
Mr. Roger Woody Ms. Kristen Zane
Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Wright Dr. Robert L. Zangrando
Dr. Mary Wurtz and Mr. Robert Mr. and Mrs. Stanford A. Zeldin
Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Miles J. Zeller
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Wyatt Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Zennario

gifts In Kind
The Catering Company The Examiner Bruce Mathews/ Steve Nelson The Kansas City Star
Celebrations Party Rentals Kansas City Chiefs Mathews Communications The Party Patch Welter + Welter Productions
Deck the Walls Mr. Nick’s Limousine Service, Inc. Al Pitzner Photography Z3 Graphix

tribute and memorial gifts

Gifts in honor of
Mary and John Hunkeler
Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter Gattermeir
Dottie and Milton Kayle
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Crist
Mr. and Mrs. Louis LaMarra
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Posner
Mr. and Mrs. James Sobel
Bill Reisler
Great American Building Materials,
Inc.
Gifts in memory of Mrs. Mary Shaw Branton Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Kuhn Refreshment Services
Cafer Law Office, LLC Mr. Jean LePage Mr. Thomas P. Richter
Bertram I. Berk Citizens Bank Mr. Paul L. Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ricketts
Mr. Samuel T. Swansen Mrs. Betty J. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. George E. Liegel Mr. and Mrs. William Riggins
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Devine Mrs. Betty M. Long Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rippy
Joseph N. Kuzdzol Mrs. Patricia A. Dorsey Maher, Rosenheim, Comfort & Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Shute, Jr.
Ms. Barbara M. Kuzdzol Mr. and Mrs. Carter Dunkin Tabash, LLC Speaks Family Legacy Chapel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Argle J. Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Vecchie
Eugene Liberty Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Fiola Mr. and Mrs. John F. Marvin Mr. and Mrs. George Warling
Ms. Jeanette Kessler Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Hazel Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Meyer Washington Chamber of Commerce
Mr. and Mrs. Todd P. Hillman Mr. and Mrs. Jon Moldenhauer Washington Town & Country Fair
Dr. Benedict Zobrist A.D. Huesing Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Eric Park Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Weldon
Anders Minkler & Diehl, LLP Mr. Kent Humphrey Pepsi Cola of Lincoln Wis-Pak Central, Inc..
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Baker Ms. Linda Kemnitzer Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Dale Koch Davenport
Mr. Donald W. Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Ahmet F. Kodanaz Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Rasure

volunteers
Since 1957, when the Truman Library opened, volunteers have played an instrumental part in the success of this presidential library. The
most public contributions are those made by museum docents, but volunteers assist in virtually every department of the Truman Library and
Institute. The commitment and contributions of our volunteers is extraordinary, and we extend our thanks for the hours of service offered by
the following individuals in FY07:
Richard Banes Harry Daffer Connie Johnson Joan & Tim Meng Carol & Don Smith
Karen Berry Nell Danner Jack Kammert Bill Naylor Bill Strautman
Betty Blatt Nelvada Dean Mary Keerns Pat Nickle Judy Sturgess
Loren Boline Judy Dingler Lani Kirsch Katherine Novak Mike Summers
Harlan Brockman Ron Doering Jo Kleinman Curt Oldroyd Mike Thompson
Don Brown Frances Duncan Linda Kobe Thurman Oliver Bob Tobia
Virginia Bruch Marjorie Durkee Joan Kolich Jack Perne Glendon Ullery
Bob Buhr Marietta Feather Kathy Lee Vic Peters Janet & Ed Vest
Donna Burgess Margaret Fox Beverly Lindsey Mildred Polc Scott Wagner
Ned Carlin Judy Fundis Betty Long Bob Potter Christl Webster
Doris Caster Rudy Green Eleanor Lopez Jeff Propst Arlene & Karl Welch
Alice & John Chapman Leslie Hagensen Dena Love Carolyn Reece Eileen Wilcox
Steve Chase Jean Hall Virginia Maglich Barb Schmitt Joann & Bob Wilson
Myrle & Jack Chastain Sue Harris Janeal Matheson Jamie Schwarz Paul Winans
Jolene Clark JoAnn Hatch Doris McCartney Larry Sebby
Sandra Colyer Jim Howk Jean & Cliff McCormick Tommye Sexton
Cheryl Compton Dolores Hunter JoAnn McInnes Marcella Shinn
Amy Crossley Ruby James Cyndie McNabb Betty Shockley

† deceased

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responsibility, leadership, decisiveness. And a commitment to
the democratic ideals that make our nation great. Harry Truman’s
story needs to be shared—now more than ever.

With your support, the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum will
continue to guide us as we journey forward into the
uncharted territory of the 21st century.

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