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Truman Library Institute – Wild About Harry 2025

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Truman Library Institute’s 26th annual Wild About Harry event was held on April 24th. Carla and Danny O’Neill were the honorary chairs, and Polly and Dr. Jeffrey Kramer and Dr. Bridget McCandless and Dennis Taylor were the event co-chairs. The West Wing cast members, Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, shared remarks with nearly 800 guests about the hit TV series and President Truman’s West Wing, celebrating his legacy of service, honor, integrity and leadership. The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius was presented with the Harry S. Truman Legacy of Leadership Award.

Dennis Taylor and Dr. Bridget McCandless, event co-chairs
Barbara Nelson, Cheryl Jernigan, Kay Martin, Katie Allison, and Linda Stevens
Isabel Kramer, and Annie, John, and Cathy dePenaloza
Kay McCarthy, Tim Triplett, Mary Gill, Betsy Triplett, and the Honorable Tim McCarthy
Alex Burden, Truman Library Institute; Mary McCormack, keynote speaker; Clifton Truman Daniel, honorary board chair; Madeleine McDonough, board chair; Melissa Fitzgerald, keynote speaker; the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, honoree; and Kevin Walling

Featured in the July 12, 2025 issue of The Independent
Photo credit: Mark McDonald

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