Even the President Gets Counted: 1950 Census

2010 is a census year in the United States, which is basically the government’s way of doing a head count. In 1950, another census year, the Truman family was vacationing in Key West. While on the island, the census caught up with the president and his family and they were interviewed on the lawn. As the picture shows, the Truman family, especially Mrs. Truman and Margaret enjoyed the line of questioning directed at the president. Even the the President of the United States is not immune to the questions of census as he was asked, “What is your occupation?”

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