• Johnson and Truman at Kansas City Airport
    Joseph J. Scherschel
    presidential visit
    bill signing
    Air Force One
    This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.
  • Johnson Arriving in Independence, Missouri, for Medicare Bill Signing
    Joseph J. Scherschel
    bill signing
    Air Force One
    presidential visit
    This photograph shows former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport. Truman was at the airport with President Lyndon B. Johnson, who traveled to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans. Air Force One, the president's plane, is seen in the background.
  • Harry S. Truman at Kansas City Municipal Airport
    Joseph J. Scherschel
    bill signing
    Air Force One
    presidential visit
    This photograph shows former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport. Truman was at the airport with President Lyndon B. Johnson, who traveled to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans. Air Force One, the president's plane, is seen in the background.