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Wild About Harry EVENT LEADERSHIP Honorary Chairs Jean and Tom McDonnell Event Chairs Bob Dunn and Bill Dunn, Sr. Presenting Sponsors JE Dunn Construction The Evans Family Jean & Tom McDonnell Marny & John Sherman Oval Office Underwriters Americo Life, Inc. Mary & Alan Atterbury Jeannine Strandjord/Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation West Wing Underwriters Black & Veatch Bonnie and Herb Buchbinder H&R Block Foundation Donald J. Hall Barbara and Allen Lefko James B. Nutter & Co. J. B. Reynolds Foundation Kansas City Southern The Sosland Foundation UMB Bank, n.a.
USO-Style Event Breaks Fund-Raising Record The Truman Library Institute hosted its 16th annual fundraising dinner on Thursday, April 25. The 1945-themed celebration attracted 730 attendees and ultimately raised $513,000 in support of the presidential legacy and library of Harry S. Truman
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When Presidents Go to War Featuring Ted Wilson May 5, 2015 | Attendance: 275
May 9-10, June 13-14, July 11-12, August 8-9, September 12-13, 2015 Attendance: 3,243
The Wright Brothers Featuring David McCullough June 19, 2015 | Attendance: 750
Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire Featuring Richard Fank July 14, 2015 | Attendance: 160
Member Event The Girls of Atomic City Featuring Denise Kiernan June 9, 2015 | Attendance: 395
The Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson Featuring Joseph A. Califano July 15, 2015 | Attendance: 760
We Fight! Red Tails, Black Soldiers and the Civil Rights Movement Featuring Carol Anderson September 24, 2015 | Attendance: 300 (est.)
Advance Film Screening
V-J Day Commemoration
The Bomb A New Documentary Film by PBS Featuring Director Rushmore DeNooyer July 23, 2015 | Attendance: 249
August 15, 2015 | Attendance: 645
V-E Day Commemoration Featuring WWII Brig. Gen. Bob LeBlanc May 8, 2015 | Attendance: 200
Vets Visit Free Days Complimentary Museum Admission from V-E Day to V-J Day More than 3,100 U.S. Veterans Honored
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