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Muehlebach Hotel
… been split between himself and republican candidate thomas e. dewey. the day before the election, truman's close friend tom evans came up to the presidential suite to talk to him. "what do you actually and honestly believe?" evans asked truman. "do … day, november 2, 1948, truman sat with his staff in the suite and followed what news they could get about the voting. when tom evans told truman about some good early results, truman responded, "i've been telling you i was going to win all the …
Jackson Democratic Club
… jackson democratic club image tom pendergast's office, identified on exterior window signs as the "jackson democratic club," was on the second floor of … linens." upstairs, though, serious political business was carried on. truman's friend and kansas city businessman tom l. evans met with pendergast in his second-story office on several occasions. "...you went up a flight of steps, turned …
The 822 Club
… main purpose was probably to provide its members an opportunity to evade the prohibition laws in congenial surroundings. tom evans, a kansas city businessman and club member, frequently invited truman to the 822 club, beginning probably in the 1930s, …
Harry S. Truman Library
… independence and some friends in august 1954. "he was just as pleased as anything i've ever seen," truman's close friend tom evans, who was with him that day, remembered. "i think he was more pleased and happy about that than even he was election night in 1948, believe it or not...." (tom l. evans oral history interview, truman library, 1962-63.) image harry s. truman library groundbreaking truman insisted …