Courtney Brogan, President Frank Brogan, Dr. Robert Watson,
associate professor of political science, Eleanor R. Baldwin,
and Dr. Herbert Stewart, retiring professor of Biology
Fifty years ago at the Little White House in Key West, Margaret Truman, the daughter of President Harry Truman, planted a mango seed, which has since flourished into a stunning mango tree. At the Truman Legacy symposium, held in June at the Little White House, a mango from this historic tree was presented to President Brogan and his wife, Courtney.
That mango seed was planted on July 14 at the Eleanor R. Baldwin House, the presidential residence. The event was conceived by Courtney Brogan as a way to honor the work of FAU faculty and link their efforts with the Baldwin House.
“From Florida’s only presidential museum, we dedicate a presidential tree at the home of FAU’s president,” said Dr. Robert Watson, associate professor of political science, who organized the Truman Legacy Symposium.
The ceremony also celebrated the uniqueness of the mango. “More mangoes are eaten worldwide than any other fruit, yet many Northern Hemisphere dwellers have never seen one,” said Dr. Herbert Stewart, recently retired professor of biology. The mango tree will fruit four to six years after planting.
