Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

President El Pidio Quirino of the Philipines presented this hand-carved dining table suite to President Truman in 1952. The suite is made of native hardwood called kamagong or Philipine ebony. The Persian rug it rests on was a gift from Premiere Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran in 1951.

Hand-Carved Dining Table and Rug

The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of thirteen Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

500 W. US Hwy. 24. Independence MO 64050
truman.library@nara.gov;
Phone: 816-268-8200 or 1-800-833-1225;
Fax: 816-268-8295.

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