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Burrus, Rufus B., 1900-1990

Meeting of Reserve Officers Association at the Truman Library

Past Presidents of the Kansas City Chapter #1, Reserve Officers Association Meeting gathered in former president Harry S. Truman's office at the Truman Library shown left to right are: James G. Harper, John Gaylord, James Moore, Edward G. Otto, Dinwiddie Groves, John Lee, Milton Leith, Sidney Newburger, Russell Knight, Jo Zach Miller III, former president Truman, Joe Crawford, Kenneth Fox, Rufus Burrus, Fred Whitten, Meyer Goldman, Bob Kernodle, and Ted Bland. Image sent to Truman Presidential Library by Graham Campbell II.

Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")

Kansas City attorney Rufus Burrus speaks about Tom Pendergast, and whether or not he was really as bad of a crook as he has been made out to be. Burrus suggests that Democratic boss Tom Pendergast accepted a bribe in a moment of weakness, when he was in financial trouble from his gambling debts.

Because this is an interview with someone other than Mr. Truman, the copyright to this segment is unclear.