Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

September 29, 1998Harry S. Truman and Bess were the first to get a Medicare card. They received number 1 and 2.


President Johnson visits the Truman Library to sign the Medicare Bill and to present Mr. and Mrs. Truman with the first cards.

by: Sean & Spencer

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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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