Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

December 9, 1998

Margaret Truman

Margaret Truman was born on February 17, 1924 during a blizzard. Since the Trumans had no bed for her, they put her in an open bureau drawer until the blizzard had stopped. Then they could buy a bed for her.

Wendy
Greenwood Elementary
Greenwood, MO

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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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