WE SALUTE the generous underwriters and sponsors of Wild About Harry, our nation’s premier event celebrating and advancing Harry S. Truman’s presidential legacy and library.

The 26th annual benefit invited guest to step inside The White House with The West Wing cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack, co-authors of the 2024 best-seller What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service. Nearly 800 guests enjoyed a backstage pass not only to the hit TV series but also President Truman’s West Wing—and a celebration of his legacy of service, honor, integrity and leadership. A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the Harry S. Truman Legacy of Leadership Award to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius.

It’s not too late to be part of this unforgettable evening celebrating unity, courageous leadership, American democracy, and the enduring legacy of President Harry S. Truman.

Proceeds from this fundraising dinner are vital to the success of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum. In addition to providing for special traveling exhibits and public programming, these funds allow the Truman Library’s education staff to partner with elementary and high school teachers across Missouri and Kansas, ensuring access to unique resources that bring civics, government, democracy and history lessons to life for tens of thousands of students every year!

Your support opens the doors for tens of thousands of students and teachers each year. These students count on the civics and history programs at the Truman Library, just as America is counting on their service and leadership in the years to come.

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Melissa Fitzgerald is an actor, producer and social justice advocate. As an actor, Melissa is best known for her seven-year role as Carol on the award-winning television series, The West Wing. While in Hollywood, Melissa co-founded Voices in Harmony, a mentoring program that uses theater to work with historically underserved teens. She took Voices in Harmony to war-torn northern Uganda to work with former abducted child soldiers, resulting in the award-winning documentary After Kony: Staging Hope. She is also co-executive producer of Halfway Home, a film that profiles several returning veterans as they share their struggles reintegrating after experiencing the trauma of war. In 2013, Melissa left Hollywood to champion justice system reform at All Rise where she is at the forefront of engaging the public in the expansion of treatment courts and advancing justice system responses for individuals impacted by substance use and mental health disorders. She has been published in The New York Times and The Washington Post and is a recipient of the Secretary of the Army’s Public Service Medal.

Mary McCormack is an actor, producer, and activist who played Deputy National Security Advisor Kate Harper on The West Wing. A Tony-nominated Broadway actress, she is known for a diversity of roles across film, television, and theater. Mary is an outspoken advocate for a whole host of causes, from social justice and women’s rights to veterans’ issues and criminal justice reform. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three daughters.

★ HONOREE, HARRY S. TRUMAN LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AWARD

Kathleen Sebelius is one of America’s foremost experts on national and global health issues, human services, and executive leadership. As CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC, she provides strategic advice to companies, investors, and non-profit organizations. She served in President Obama’s cabinet as HHS Secretary and was elected statewide four times in Kansas as Governor and Insurance Commissioner.

Currently, Sebelius is the CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC. She chairs the board of Humacyte and serves on the boards of directors of Devoted Health, Exact Sciences, and Included Health. She continues policy work with KFF and co-leads the Health Strategy Group for the Aspen Institute.

She lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with her husband, Gary. They have two married sons and five grandchildren.

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