When Tom’s alarm went off at six o’clock on Sunday August 4, 2024, it was a bittersweet moment for the entire clan. It was time to pack up and start the laborious journey home – which was only a short…
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308: WE CAME TO VISIT TRUMAN AT HIS FARM, BUT LANDED IN JAIL INSTEAD
For the second morning in a row, Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Prairie Village, Kansas rented home. It was Wednesday July 31, 2024 and our day was jam-packed with activities, although my photographer and I had a…
307: MY DAY WITH RORY, HARRY S, AND THE ‘COUNTRY WEASEL’
It was a little over a one-mile drive from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum into downtown Independence where Tom found a parking place across the street from the Independence Courthouse Square. Although my photographer figured the historic…
306: MY PHOTOGRAPHER RECRUITED A NEW “PARTNER-IN-CRIME” AND THE TORCH WAS PASSED AT TRUMAN’S PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
When Tom’s alarm rang at 5:45am on Tuesday July 30, 2024 and he got ready to take on the day, I didn’t think we were in Kansas anymore. But we were – albeit we were only a quarter mile into…
45: THE BUCK STOPPED IN INDEPENDENCE
The Avenger was packed and we were headed westward at 8:00am on Saturday July 23, 2016. It was an exciting day for me as I would be spending most of that Saturday visiting with Harry S Truman, our 33rd President.…