Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Monroe Room furnishings
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- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Musuem
Monroe Room furnishings
Several pieces of furniture in the Monroe Room in 1931.
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