I wasn't built for Truman, but was gifted, along with its upkeep, to the US government by the heiress who built it to be a Winter White House. Maybe Truman was he first to use it? Not sure, it has been awile since I read about it.
*It was actually supposed to be used for the Kennedys, but was obviously not, and the Johnsons were the first to use it as a presidential retreat. The article below is quite good, most degrade and distort the history.
I wasn't built for Truman, but was gifted, along with its upkeep, to the US government by the heiress who built it to be a Winter White House. Maybe Truman was he first to see it? Not sure, it has been awile since I read about it.
*It was actually supposed to be used for the Kennedys, but was obviously not, and the Johnsons were the first to use it as a presidential retreat. The article below is quite good, most degrade and distort the history.