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    "title": "Longhand Note of Former President Harry S. Truman",
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        "President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)",
        "Longhand Notes Files"
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    "subjects": [
        "Wallace, May (Mary Frances), 1894-",
        "Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978",
        "Bell, Arthur H.",
        "Evans, Tom L. (Thomas Lynn), 1896-1970",
        "Wallace, George Porterfield, 1892-1963",
        "Wallace, Natalie Ott, 1891-1960",
        "Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986",
        "Rolfers, Frederick E., 1896-1980",
        "Wallace, Frank Gates, 1887-1960",
        "Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008",
        "Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982",
        "Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969",
        "Vacations",
        "Railroads"
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    "ocrText": "safe\nRARY MARKAY III S.\nNATIONALD\nMarch 20, 1953.\nWe left K.C. lastright You 19th\nat 945. We more 15minates late!\nSome two months ago items\ndecided after sarious and grading\nconferences with Bear + thorgie,\nthat the d go to the Homara Islands\nfor a restand racation. Well\nme are on the may there.\nbechooms on the U.P. to San\nI breatrail tickets and\nFrancisco ax Mon th ago.\nhad called\nthe from Hope Sound Florida\nand told me he wouldbe in\nK.C.on the 19th and would ther\n900h to Sine Valley.\nThe EXP. of the RP. R.R. called\nme and informe d we that\nIn Harrinan's huviness car\nwould he attached to the UP:\nCity of St. Rouis, the train 02\nwhich Ihad the bedrooms\nand yould Iride it to\nOgaten. Utah. Weel. scourse\nI would. Bess and I had been shore\nhed never ride a special\ncan again after me arrised\nin Independence Jun. 21, 1953\non the Feich hand Magellen\nthe Private Car of the President\nof the United States. SKE- had\nasked us to use it. We appreciated\nhis courtesy. He Rad also offered\nthe Independence to us. The In-\ndependence is a DC 6 with every\nadget and safety device there is\nMx it. It had the first T.V.set,\nonx which me saw ourselves\ntake for Chicago on Thresday of\nthe Derocratic Convencion of 1952\nThy sister, Chary Jane and Bess'\nbothers. Frank and George and\nthey and Natalie (May & Natalie are\nthe crites of Franks George) came\nto the K.C. Union Station to see\nis off So did act Bell Fred Rolpers,\nTom Erans and a lot of neers\nmen and they others.\nBARRY by ARCHIVES AND RECORDS TRUMAN AMERICA\nU.S.\nSERVICE\" GOVERNWENT"
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