Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
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Inviting Musicians to the White House - Photo 1
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Inviting Musicians to the White House - Photo 1
Grace and Calvin Coolidge greet John Drew, Al Jolson and other prominent Hollywood stars at the White House in 1924.
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