#OTD in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman was sworn in as President at 7:09 p.m. This photo shows the swearing-in ceremony and many of the Cabinet officers and others present. catalog.archives.gov/id/338954914

This #MenuMonday , we're featuring a menu for which we also have a recipe! #OTD in 1948, the Trumans had scalloped eggplant with dinner. You can try it yourself! The link includes both the handwritten & typed version. Menu: catalog.archives.gov/id/7583220; recipe: catalog.archives.gov/id/139308908

This week’s #Harry140 photo is a post-Presidential one! People would often drive by the Truman Home, hoping to see a glimpse of Mr. Truman. They would catch him while he was outside & he would speak with visitors. trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-rec…

This week's #MenuMonday has another potentially controversial ingredient - coconut! You either love it or you hate it. #OTD in 1948, the Trumans has coconut cream pie for dessert after dinner. What's your opinion on coconut? catalog.archives.gov/id/7583211

This week's #MoreThanFirstLadies theme for #WomensHistoryMonth is Bess's time as First Lady! This YouTube clip shows footage from one of Bess's first official appearances as First Lady: youtube.com/watch?v=ZlFG0i…

On this #MenuMonday , who has heard of blancmange? It's a dessert consisting of milk or cream, sugar, ground almonds, and (....wait for it....) gelatin!

The Truman Library is hiring a Museum Technician! Learn more and apply here: usajobs.gov/job/779962600

For #WomensHistoryMonth , we will be talking about Bess all month! This week's theme is 'Before They Were First Ladies.' We recently digitized this letter that Bess wrote to her grandfather, George P. Gates, around 1890 at the age of 5. #MoreThanFirstLadies catalog.archives.gov/id/351273482

This #MenuMonday in the category of unusual food combinations, what do we think of the first course with dinner, apricot juice and oysters on the half-shell? catalog.archives.gov/id/7583186

Our #Harry140 photo this week shows HST as an Army Reservist! This is from 1930 & shows HST (left) with John W. Snyder (center) & Harry Vaughan at camp in Fort Riley, Kansas. Snyder would go on to serve as Truman’s Secretary of the Treasury & Vaughan served as HST's military aide

The #MenuMonday is another culinary mystery! Does anyone know what Virginia Pudding is? catalog.archives.gov/id/7583178

#Harry140 this week is from one of HST's vacation trips! In February 1948, he visited Puerto Rico & Cuba in addition to Key West, Florida. This new photo to our collection shows him saluting unidentified servicemen before leaving the U. S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Today is the 139th anniversary of the birth of First Lady Bess W. Truman! We recently digitized this letter that she wrote to her mother, Madge, in 1942, in which she writes about going to her favorite fish place for dinner on her birthday. catalog.archives.gov/id/349244026

The Truman Library is hiring! We are hiring a Supervisory Museum Curator. Learn more and apply here: usajobs.gov/job/775886600

This week's #MenuMonday is for an official luncheon with the Prime Minister of Canada #OTD in 1949. Is it just us, or do 'brown potato balls' sound an awful lot like tater tots?

#Harry140 photo this week is from the Greta Kempton Papers. It shows HST participating in a Masonic ceremony. Ms. Kempton painted a portrait of HST in his Masonic regalia as Grand Master of Missouri. Ms. Kempton used this for reference for her portrait. catalog.archives.gov/id/350382716

This #MenuMonday , it's time for another lesson in types of fruit desserts! #OTD in 1950, the Trumans enjoyed an apple crisp for dessert after supper. Crisps are a type of fruit dessert covered with a streusel-like topping that contains oats. catalog.archives.gov/id/7583996

This #Harry140 photo is one of few of HST during his short time as Vice President. This was taken on January 29, 1945 at the National Press Club. HST is playing piano & comedian Jack Benny is playing the violin. trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-rec…

This #MenuMonday , who else is wondering what 'Egg Surprise' is? We also love the combination of burgers, fries, and spinach! catalog.archives.gov/id/7583592

In this #Harry140 photo, former President Harry S. Truman is at an event at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City! This event in 1955 honored Senator Clinton Anderson of Arizona, who served as Secretary of Agriculture during HST's first term. trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-rec…