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Speaker:
Governor Bob Graham
Saturday, January 7, 2012
 The Governor who saved the Little White House, Bob Graham, will be speaking for the first time on the lawn of the Little White House. The presentation, hosted by the Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, will begin at 4 PM.
Bob and Adele Graham will host a cocktail party afterwards inside the Little White House to raise money for the Foundation.
Tickets are $25 for the presentation and $100 for the cocktail party.
Benefit: Sentimental Journey, The Songs of the Truman Era
Monday, January 23, 2012 | Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Monday, February 27, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
|Monday, March 19, 2012 | Tuesday, March, 20, 2012
 Sentimental Journey – The Songs of the Truman Era
The Harry S Truman Little White House is pleased to announce its latest event “Sentimental Journey, The Songs of the Truman Era”, a benefit for the museum. Singer/Pianist Bobby Nesbitt along with singer Carmen Rodriguez will be performing the hit songs of 1945-1952, the years of the Truman Presidency. The evening will take place in the living room of the Little White House and Bobby will be playing Harry Truman’s piano. Nesbitt, who is now in his sixth sold out season of “Bobby in the Lobby” at Tennessee Williams Theatre, is known for doing extensive historical research for his shows. He and Carmen will be taking audiences on a musical journey of the tumultuous times of the Truman Era, performing the well known songs from Broadway, Hollywood and the Hit Parade.
 Along with the musical history, Bobby will be relating the historical events of the times and how it was reflected in the songs.
Don’t miss the chance to hear these beloved songs in such an historic setting. Seating is very limited and audiences are urged to get their tickets early at www.keystix.com. Come take this sentimental journey of songs in the very place where Harry Truman himself may have heard them on the piano he played here, at the Little White House.
Cocktails at 7 PM - The first cocktail is complimentary at the President’s bar on the South Porch. The party will move into the Living Room at 8 PM for this musical walk down memory lane. After the concert reminisce over cocktails with Bobby and Carmen on the South Porch.
Seats at tables for 4 are $60 each. Reserve an entire table for $220.
Individual seating on stage left and stage right are $40 each. Tickets available through Keystix.com
Presidential Families Presentation: First Ladies Speak
Saturday, February 25, 2012
 The third year of this event will feature presidential family members speaking about the First Ladies as a Mother and Grandmother. This presentation, hosted by the Key West Harry S Truman Foundation will begin on the lawn of the Little White House at 4 PM. Tickets for this historic presentation are $60.00 and available through Keystix.com
10th Annual Truman Legacy Symposium
Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2012
After checking in on Friday enjoy a tour of our island aboard the Old Town Trolley*. At the end of the tour you will be met at the Presidential gates and escorted along this historic avenue to the Harry S Truman Little White House. The 10th Annual Truman Legacy Symposium begins with complimentary tours of the home where President Truman spent 175 working days of his presidency, the opening Keynote Speaker, and then you will be returned to your hotel by trolley.
The Symposium resumes Saturday morning at the Marriott Beachside Hotel. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri will be joined by top scholars for a series of panel discussions of the Truman Legacy in the field of Foreign Aid.
Tickets for the Symposium are $125.
Tickets for members of the Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation or the Truman Library are $100.
*Pick-up and drop-off will be at the Marriott Beachside Hotel and the Hotel Key West. |
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| Key West, Florida is an outstanding city with a variety of Key West Attractions fun things to do ranging from shipwreck museums and treasure shops to parasailing and historical tours! Something for everyone to enjoy from the drive-down visitor to our cruise ship friends looking for a great Key West packages and more. |
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