Almost exactly one year ago, I was in Kansas City, Missouri, for a work conference. In between responsibilities that I had at a convention, I took some of my free time to explore local history. I decided to hop on a Kansas City bus and travel a few miles east to Independence, Missouri. When I got off the bus and began walking through quaint smalltown sidewalks, I approached a relatively modest, but still beautiful white house sitting back from the road. It was the home of former President Harry Truman, who had also served as vice president.