Society of Presidential Descendants Forum
The Society of Presidential Descendants gathered at the Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, to reflect on how their ancestors exerted political influence during their presidencie…
174 viewsThe Society of Presidential Descendants gathered at the Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, to reflect on how their ancestors exerted political influence during their presidencie…
174 viewsLibrarian of Congress' Carla Hayden hosted a conversation marking President Harry Truman’s desegregation of the United States military with Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948. Her guests …
412 viewsIsraeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog was among those marking President Harry Truman’s 1948 decision to recognize the newly created State of Israel. The Truman Library Institute host…
789 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- along with the Missouri Congressional Delegation -- welcomed a bronze statue of Harry Truman to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. He is the 10th president to be …
768 viewsSculptor Tom Corbin talked about creating a statue of President Harry Truman that is designed for the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The Truman Library Institute in Independence, Missouri, created th…
147 viewsDescendants of presidents from James Monroe to Gerald R. Ford convened in Washington, D.C. for the Presidential Sites Summit hosted by the White House Historical Association. American Histor…
858 viewsFormer British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered his “Iron Curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri on March 5, 1946. He was accompanied by President Harry S. Trum…
319 viewsThe National World War II Museum hosted an online discussion on the development and use of the atomic bomb by the United States. Participants included President Truman’s grandson Clifton Tru…
1,204 viewsClifton Truman Daniel, grandson of President Harry Truman, talked about the 75th anniversary of the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
1,124 viewsAt the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, descendants of Presidents Ford, Truman, McKinley, Johnson, and Theodore Roosevelt gathered to share their family stor…
2,578 viewsWilliam Seale and Nicole Anslover talked about the life and influence of first lady Bess Truman and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Bess Truman earned a staff sal…
9,338 viewsClifton Truman Daniel, President Harry Truman’s eldest grandson, returned to the White House neighborhood to deliver a historical talk about why President Truman found it necessary to move h…
1,741 viewsRaymond Geselbracht, a former archivist at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, talked about President Truman’s Latin American travels. He explored the 33rd president’s Latin…
573 viewsFormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spoke with historian Michael Beschloss about Harry Truman’s commitment to public service as both vice president and president. To celebrate th…
582 viewsClifton Truman Daniel welcomed a Japanese atomic bomb survivor to his grandfather’s presidential library in Independence, Missouri, for the donation of a rare paper crane that became a symbo…
537 viewsPresident Truman’s eldest grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, talked about his trip to Japan in August 2012, the first ever for a Truman. He arrived in Hiroshima as the city prepared to mark th…
2,121 viewsDescendants of first ladies, a great-granddaughter of Lou Hoover, a grandson of Bess Truman, and a daughter of Betty Ford recalled life as members of a presidential family and the impact on …
2,016 viewsClifton Truman Daniel and atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki talked about the legacy of the nuclear attacks that ended World War II in the Pacific. The survivors described the…
639 viewsPanelists talked about President Truman’s defense policy and the expansion of the National Security apparatus under the 33rd president. They spoke about his efforts to unify the Armed Forces…
485 viewsClifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of President Truman, and atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki met with students from Bayside High School in New York City. They talked about th…
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