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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Tue Dec 28, 2021, 08:06 AM Dec 2021

December 28, 1972 - Harry S Truman was buried in a simple ceremony

in the garden outside his office at the Truman Library in Independence. One of the first arrivals for the funeral was Missouri Senator Stuart Symington. He had just flown from Washington, DC, where he attended the funeral of his wife.

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December 28, 1972 - Harry S Truman was buried in a simple ceremony (Original Post) Sherman A1 Dec 2021 OP

Less than a month later, Former President Lyndon Johnson died. Omnipresent Dec 2021 #1

Omnipresent

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1. Less than a month later, Former President Lyndon Johnson died.

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Tue Dec 28, 2021, 08:30 AM

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