Oral history interview with Dorsy Lou Warr
Williams J. Oral history interview with Dorsy Lou Warr
Dorsy Lou Warr, nee Compton, [7 January 1924—25 April 1995] grew up down the street from the Trumans. Her father, a prominent Independence businessman, was a member of Harry S Truman’s poker circle and often provided the Trumans with pop and ice cream. Warr relates many stories about growing up in the same neighborhood as a president. Her recollections describe the manner in which Truman neighbors dealt with their famous resident. A contemporary of Margaret Truman, Warr has some stories of Margaret’s early visits to Independence as a young mother, then as a daughter of two elderly parents.