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September 13

Harry S. Truman and Bess Wallace Truman were issued Medicare Cards number one and two to commemorate Truman's long campaign for national health insurance for senior citizens. President Lyndon B. Johnson came to the Truman Library for the ceremony commemorating the signing of Medicare.


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

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