Independence, Missouri - Truman Presidential Library - Nixon Bowling Ball

Independence, Missouri - Truman Presidential Library - Nixon Bowling Ball

While there is one "Decision Theater" in the library, it is not the stop-drop-answer theater I guess they originally intended. This theater discusses invasion of privacy (are you a Communist?) that is also taking place in today's society (are they reading YOUR emails?) In fact, the decision theater that is there is actually bogus. My husband and I were the only ones in the theater, and it asked us to push one button for yes, another button for no, in answer to several questions. We both answered no, and it said most of us agreed with the statement, even though we had not. We kinda felt like it was a brainwashing tank!

But overall the library is fantastic. We happened to be there when the White House in Miniature was visiting. We spent over 4 hours there and still didn't get to see and do everything. [Rebecca Newburn, 07/09/2006]

[RA: We hope that you didn't miss our favorite exhibit: Richard Nixon's bowling ball.]

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