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    "title": "Handwritten Note from Harry S. Truman",
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        "Early, Stephen T. (Stephen Tyree), 1889-1951",
        "Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008",
        "Nichols, John Conover, 1896-1945",
        "Lucas, Scott Wike, 1892-1968",
        "Lingo, Jane Tunstall, 1924-2007",
        "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865",
        "Card games",
        "Gifts",
        "Ghosts",
        "Motion pictures",
        "Children of presidents"
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    "ocrText": "(%) TRUMAN ATIONALD LIBRER\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWeat out to the Burning\nWASHINGTON May 27 45\nTree Club last might pe\ndinner the first time\nI've feen away from the\nWhite House. since the mosed\nin, for a meal. Had a grand\ntime. Listeaed to sereal very\nthink I Mas fack in the\nforesome speeches- made we\nSenate. The longestand most\ntriesome one mas made\nby one of the oldest members\npaying tribute to a munter\nof passed and gone members\nof the Senate Y the House.\nThey asked the to say a few\nTHE WHITE house\nTHERA w ARCHIVES ANDS NATIONALD TRUMAN\nSERVICE\"\nwords and WASHINGTON Isaida U.S. feer\nh the Old grad. they asked the\nafter the above mentioned talk\nto play the piano - which Idid\nPaderewskis trimet, the theme\nfrom Sanata, Black\nplaying. Home Smeet Home\nHank Walty and mound up by to\nthe tomes of three hey athe\nsiggers. The gase the a priye\nhas to A expected. I was\npreciate it a marked deck\nsurpined and really did ap-\nand some loaded doce.\nhere had copies of either one\nWillneser use\nso I was glad to have em\nthat Stere Carly, Scott Lucas as\nWent up stains and bund\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTHERE & ARGHIVES AND RECORDS TROMAN LIBBERT\nexpected the to get into it.\nraage of a poker game. They\nand Ju k WASHINGTON Nichols ar -\nhad SERVICE\nTo le fair I aumorace d that\nId lease at midright because\nI did u trant, stay out after\n/ A. M. and it would Le that\ntime when Thithe hay.\"\nFor some reason Inas\nany Leck always seems\nlucky enough not to lose\nto he month me in garner of\nchance and in politics. No the\nwas even lukier than I've\nbeen since becoming the\nwell that I can't\nin Chief bings have requestand so\nChief Executive and Commanda\n5' TRUMAN NATIONAL LIBRERY\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nSERVICE\ngod. He guides me I\nit- except WASHINGTON to attribute think it UNITED to\nmy preds conference think haseleen he\ncause Q grand success kell the I truth and -\ntell it simply. feet that Hay.\nfor a hug under the Itis chip a and\npublic sevents are always looking\nPoliticians professional only, not\nSo are reporters. case\nof the moat and the fearn\n9000 to Washing to it Mas\nIn the picture the Smith\nSenators as either silly or as\nperfectly all right to show\nCrooks but when the show put\nreporter in his true char -\nth a drunken neappaper\nacter, it killed the picture.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nTIGRARY s www\ntwo pali. Jone Ringo and has.\nmy daughter WASHINGTON and\nARGERVICE her\nMEWN\nright of I nere not apraid\nsleeping in Lin cohis Red to\nmight botth lovely kids are\nit would scare their too\nThe mails and futhers Serear\nhadly I'd have Lincoln appear.\nhe has appeared on seraol\noceacions. It is said that\neren the Cooledge San him.\nWe had a picture show to-\nnight Janet In Donald in\nme cried a little 1 so they\nSphing time Exerfolly including\nall enjoyed the shour."
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