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Did you know there are two Kansas Cities - a Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas, and the larger city is actually in Missouri? I had no idea until looking up the Kansas City airport (MCI) and discovering it’s actually in Missouri. Well, this is where we flew into. 


We went to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. I believe this is the first presidential library we’ve been to as a family and now we want to make it a point to visit other presidential libraries. It was done so well - so interactive and informative.


We learned about how President Harry S. Truman suddenly took office after President FDR died of a cerebral hemorrhage during his 4th term. It was interesting to learn that President FDR and VP Truman actually only saw each other a couple of times while in office, and FDR kept Truman in the dark on the development of the atomic bomb and other wartime issues. Suddenly, these problems became Truman’s to solve.



President Truman was also an unlikely champion for civil rights as he grew up in Missouri where segregation was accepted and his grandparents on both sides even owned slaves. However, Truman was the first president to address the NAACP and issued executive orders prohibiting segregation in the federal government and in the military.


Sadako Sasaki and her 1000 paper cranes really resonated with our daughter.



The courtyard is the final resting place for President Truman, his wife Bess, and their daughter Margaret.


The front lawn and outdoor space was well maintained.




A fun tidbit, while driving to our hotel, we passed this single arc McDonald's sign - one of the rare 12 original signs that's still standing today, #12 on this list.

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