A. J. (Anthony Joseph) Foyt is the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four
times. In 1960 he scored his first professional victory in a U.S. Automobile
Club (USAC) midget car race in Kansas City, Mo. Foyt has been inducted
into numerous motorsports halls of fame. Since his retirement from
active racing, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has teams
in CART, IRL, and NASCAR.  

         
           A .J. Foyt behind the wheel of his winning midget race car in 1960

Ray is best remembered for his role as the Scarecrow and
Kansas farmhand Hunk in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

  
                                Ray as the Scarecrow

Harry S. Truman was in office from April 12, 1945 to
January 20, 1953. He died in Kansas City, MO. at the
age of 88.