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Westport kids with their instruments

60-207 (untitled)
Accession Number
60-207
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
White House Central Files: Official File
Keywords
Autographs
Bands (Music)
Children
HST Keywords
Westport Kids
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Description
Westport Kids with their instruments. Signed: "To our President Harry S. Truman." The Westport Kids performed at a Battery D event at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri on November 3, 1952, and sent President Truman a recording they made. Members of the Westport Kids are: Cathy Ruf, Singer and accordion; Hank Ruf, steel guitar; Christine Ruf, singer and guitar; Betty Ruf, guitar; Bobby Ruf, age 6; and Dave Ruf, bass.
Date(s)
December 1952