Commemorate the end of World War II tonight at the Club

Kurt Graham, director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, will join Truman’s grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, as part of the National Press Club’s commemoration tonight of Japan’s official surrender on the battleship USS Missouri 75 years ago today.

This one-hour program will stream live at 7 p.m.on the Club website and on its YouTube Channel. It is free and accessible to both the media and members of the general public. Viewers are invited to submit their questions in advance or during the livestream by emailing their queries to [email protected].

In an event co-sponsored by the Club and American Legion Post 20, Graham and Daniel will give an insider’s view of what happened in the events surrounding that day.

They also will touch on the most famous photograph taken at the Club: then-Vice President Truman playing the upright piano now in the Truman Lounge with film actress Lauren Bacall sitting atop it. That photo was taken during a Club canteen, sponsored by the its American Legion post, that drew hundreds of servicemen during the war.

Daniel is the oldest son of Harry and Bess Truman’s only child, Margaret, and E. Clifton Daniel, Jr., the former New York Times managing editor. He is the honorary chairman of the board of the Truman Library, and author of two books about his grandparents. He is a frequent speaker and has portrayed President Truman on stage.

The Truman Library and Museum are located in Independence, Mo. Graham has been director since July, 2015.