After spending the day at the St. Louis zoo, we drove west on I-70 and soon crossed the mighty Missouri River. Our destination was Lawrence, Kansas, and on the way we passed through Columbia and saw the University of Missouri.
Just miles before Kansas City at the far edge of the state, we stopped in Independence to see the home of one of my favorite U.S. Presidents ... Harry Truman.
Old "Give 'Em You Know What" moved back to his long-time home after leaving the presidency, the White House, and the spotlight in 1953, and there he stayed until his death in 1972. A modest home in a middle American town ... a true citizen-president.
Hope you enjoy the pictures (click on any to enlarge).
The Mighty Missouri River
Memorial Stadium- Don Faurot Field at UM
My sources in the athletic department at Mizzou tell me the Tigers will accept an invitation to join the Big Ten by the end of June. OK ... so my source was actually a sophomore working in the football stadium gift shop, but still.
Harry Truman Home - Independence
Harry Truman Presidential Library ... unfortunately we enjoyed the zoo so much we got to Independence after hours - I would have enjoyed seeing it.
Thanks for keeping up with us ... next stop is more Big 12 country ... Lawrence, Kansas, and then Lincoln, Nebraska!
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