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Museum Collections. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum has not just been renovated but entirely reimagined. Visitors can expect a cinematic experience of some of the most dramatic chapters of world history.
Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884, the son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman. The family, which soon included another boy, Vivian, and a girl, Mary Jane moved several times during Truman's childhood and youth - first, in 1887, to a farm near Grandview, then, in 1890, to Independence, and finally, in 1902, to Kansas City.
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. 500 W US Hwy 24 Independence, MO 64050 816-268-8200 | 800-833-1225 Fax: 816-268-8295
The nation was stunned when the underdog Truman won his 1948 election campaign. As president in his own right, he rebranded his agenda the “Fair Deal.”. Harry Truman’s background did not suggest he could become a champion of civil rights. Growing up in a segregated environment, he did not believe in social equality between races.
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and final resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). It is one of just 15 presidential libraries in the country and the first presidential library to be created under the provisions of the 1955 Presidential Libraries Act.
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. 500 W US Hwy 24 Independence, MO 64050 816-268-8200 | 800-833-1225 Fax: 816-268-8295
May 8, 2023 · Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. Independence, MO. Monday, May 8, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT. Reserve a Seat. 9 a.m. – President's Wreath Laying Ceremony. On behalf of President Biden and the nation, a U.S. Army team from Ft. Leavenworth will lay a wreath at President Truman’s grave in honor of his 139th birthday. A military ...
