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    "title": "Diary Entry of Former President Harry S. Truman",
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        "President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)",
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        "Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969",
        "Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982",
        "Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961",
        "Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008",
        "Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971",
        "Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999",
        "Murphy, Charles S. (Charles Springs), 1909-1983",
        "Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976",
        "Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979",
        "Martin, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1884-1968",
        "Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953",
        "Presidential succession",
        "Inauguration Day",
        "Crowds",
        "Presidential inaugurations"
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    "ocrText": "TRUMAN\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1953\n20th ARCHIVES \"NATIONAL RECORDS\nARY\n345 Days\nDay\nSERVICE\"\nto come\nnauquia Aion Day - a heart filal\ndan. spend from 8:45 to 10:30 in the\noffice winding up odds of ends and tel-\nthing the clerks r secret service hoy goodhe.\nThe Cafinet and their mises are\nin the Red Room when I acrine back\nat the House We have a most\npleasant sisit matil the generaland\nhis entoryage arm they the base for\nthe Capital I ride with The in can No1\nBest a thangie ride with Mrs. Lke.\nalong with Joe hartin Styles Bridger.\nthe pleasant day the orderly turnores ite.\nConsersation is general on the croug\nto order him home in 1948 for the in.\nIke finally said that Kenneth Royal tried\ncome because half the people\nangural enecuopy but he souldn't\nme at that time had told him then\nmere for him. I said \"Ike I did itask\nyou to come - or you'd been here\".\nthe subject.\nBridger garped and Jue maitin changed\nMrs. T., Margare and I lett the platform\nEvenony came off as scheduled.\nTRUMAN\n$\nHARRY\nARCHIVES AND\nLIBRA\nRECORDS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1953\n-\n21st\nDay\nGOVERNMENT\n344 Days\nStonewall Jackson-Born 1824\nto come\nentered a car on the south side of\nit and drose to Giorgetown to the home\nof Dean achesoa, where me met the\nother meschess of the Cabinet auther\nwires along with John of This. Steelenar\nthe stallization director In Foaler r their\nForder, Charley & Iters Temphy and Healt\nand Itus. Coanella It was a grandle\ncheoa The Cheil Justice was there and\nrecieved a good ribling for alleged\ndiscripent to the former President.\nThe sheet in front Dear house\nwas full of people who cheered as if\nI Here comming in insteadolgoing\nout. Went to Matt's apartment and\nhad a hap, then went to the train\nat 5:30 P.M. au immence crowd-\nsome 9am 10thousand for police estimate\nTook form policeraen + 3 secret service men\nto get us to the car. Never any thing\nlike it so if is said. Train public out\namid cheers of tears. Good at Silver\nSpring, Ind. some three or form hundred.\nCound at Harpers Ferry, grafter and it\nMas reported to me at every stop\nand Illinois.\nall right bng. Same way across Indiana"
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