Today was a beautiful day in Kansas City! Our destination this morning was Independence, the home of our 33rd President, Harry S. Truman. We toured the Truman Museum and Library, stopped at the Truman home where Harry and Bess lived all of their married life, and drove through Independence. The Library and Museum was wonderful. Every aspect of Truman's long and varied career was carefully laid out and documented. His was a turbulent presidency, not unlike George W. Bush, and he left office with a very low approval rating...again, not unlike Bush. It was not until later when the eyes of history became more clear did everyone start to realize what a tough and good job Harry S. had done. Personally, I think history will treat Bush the same way. I have included a picture of the home in which Harry and Bess spent their life together. As you drive the couple of blocks from the Truman home into downtown Independence you feel like you stepped back in time about 50 years. It is as if in 1953 when the Truman's returned from Washington they stopped all of the clocks and they have never been restarted. However...this small, historic town does have a wonderful calm and unhurried feel about it. We have truly enjoyed this short visit to Kansas City a city we found most comfortable and very interesting.
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