![]() On May 20, he started out by going west on Truman Road, then turned south on River Boulevard. He apparently took different routes from morning to morning. In his diary, Truman describes two walks he took in 1953, on May 20 and July 8. Mike Westwood, an officer with the Independence Police Department who was assigned to protect the former president, often walked with him. After he left the presidency, the Secret Service men and most of the reporters dropped away, and Truman could often enjoy a fairly peaceful walk. ![]() During his presidential years, Truman often had to walk with a large entourage of reporters and Secret Service men. He went past the old houses and churches and schools on the streets around his home at 219 North Delaware Street, his companions through very long acquaintance. Truman walked probably a mile or two each morning, moving quickly, at 120 paces per minute, as he had learned to do in the Army. Citizen, 1960.) The walks usually began at 7 a.m. "And since seemed to keep me fit then, in spite of all the sitting around I had to do, I have kept them up." (Mr. "I began taking…walks when I first went to Washington as a senator in 1935," Truman remembered after he had returned home to Independence in 1953. National History Day Workshops from the National Archives.Electing Our Presidents Teacher Workshop.Collection Policy and Donating Materials.An Ordinary Man, His Extraordinary Journey.
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