Presidential Museum Trip Day 7 -- September 14, 2009

Starting early this morning from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, we arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, in time to feast on a delicious barbecue buffet lunch at Jack Stack's Martin City location. Rather than settling in for naps after our big meal, we traveled to Independence, Missouri, to tour the Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum.

We learned that Harry Truman started from humble beginnings as a farmer and eventually became Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president.
Upon Roosevelt's dealth, Truman was sworn in as the 32nd president of the United States. For many in our group, Truman was president during their high school years, so this particular stop was very meaningful.

After we left the Truman Museum, Bernie Drake directed our driver to an area where we learned about a Civil War battle that had occurred on a hillside near our hotel. The battle was the largest west of the Mississippi, and the area has been turned into a beautiful tree-filled park with walking paths.

All in all, we had a fun day full of learning and great food!