Sermon, William Henry, 1900-1968

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) and Mayor William Sermon of Independence, Missouri (left) pose with a certificate of the Mayor's Traffic Safety Education Committee.

Robert F. Kennedy (center of photo, facing camera) meets with Sugar Creek, Missouri Mayor Rudy Roper (second from left), Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon (left), Representative Richard Bolling (far right), and an unidentified man in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library while campaigning for his brother, John F. Kennedy. Others are unidentified. Donor: Alex M. Petrovic

Robert F. Kennedy (center) meets with William Sermon, Mayor of Independence, Missouri (left) and Rudy Roper, Mayor of Sugar Creek, Missouri (right) at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library while campaigning for his brother John F. Kennedy. Donor: Alex M. Petrovic

Dr. Philip Brooks (behind the wheel) and Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon sit in a 1909 Ford Model T on display during the Ford Caravan across the country. The Caravan is stopped at the Truman Library.

Dr. Philip Brooks (behind the wheel) and Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon sit in a 1909 Ford Model T parked in front of the Truman Library during the Ford Caravan across the country.

From left to right, Henry Edmonds, Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks, Wayne Fellows, Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon, and another unidentified Ford Company representative present the Chief of Police Louis Howell with safety belts for the Independence, Missouri Police Department. This event took place while the Ford Caravan across the country stopped at the Truman Library.

Dr. Philip Brooks holds a copy of "The American Road," a film presented to the Truman Library by the Ford Motor Company during the Ford Caravan across the nation. Next to Dr. Brooks are Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon and Henry Edmonds, the archivist for the Ford Motor Company.