Festival Interlude
June 21, First Day LH Conference Trip
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This is my last day on Route 66 for awhile. I'll be on it for a bit this
morning then tomorrow afternoon I'll reach the Lincoln Highway. In between
there will be expressway. Since I'm treating the two events separately,
the next button at the top of this page will, in typical fashion, circle
back to the first day of the Route 66 trip. I have added a text link at
the top of the page that connects with tomorrow; the first day of the
Lincoln Highway trip.
Before heading to the awards banquet yesterday, I snapped some pictures of Emily Priddy's self decorated Fit. I ended up not using them because I couldn't really read the phrases painted on what I presume are the car doors of perception. Plus, I didn't know about the attached chalk for the writing of messages. Today was a do-over. I took pictures with, I believe, readable phrases and I jotted a hello on the Fit's tail. Then I pulled out of the lot and onto Sixty-Six. |
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This is kind of like the dark side of the moon. I've seen and taken plenty of
pictures of the other side of the overpass at Galena (Took one
Monday in fact.) but not of the town
side. Kind of lacks pizzazz doesn't it? Guess I won't do that again.
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I stayed with Historic Route 66 eastbound to US-71 then turned north. I
moved to I-435 about ten miles south of Kansas City. The
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum is just a few
miles off of I-435 and I grabbed the chance to visit it. Dads are admitted
free on Fathers Day. Classy and appreciated. Note the
television at the right edge of the photo of the recreated oval office. An
exhibit called "The First Four Months" reminds visitors of just
how intense learning on the job can be. The place is quite impressive in
both the number and range of exhibits. Two of the biggest controversies of
Truman's presidency were his decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan and
his firing of MacArthur. The man in the photo of the "The Debate
Continues" display is reading through thoughts visitors have left on
the atomic bomb decision. Some
thoughts from Truman contemporaries are available
regarding the MacArthur decision.
Harry and Bess are buried side by side in the courtyard. Daughter Margaret
and her husband are buried here, too. A Truman quote appears on a nearby
wall. There are many more. My personal favorites include:
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You know you're in the middle of a major good luck streak when you begin
and end the day at motels with art cars in the lot. That's not just a dead
head sticker on the front of this Cadillac. It's a three dimensional
chrome plated skull.
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