• Harry S Truman National Historic Site

    Harry S Truman

    National Historic Site Missouri

Online Exhibits

Gold ormolu clock, HSTR 470.

Gold ormolu mantle clock, HSTR 470. Click image to view other featured artifacts.

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Harry S Truman NHS online exhibits feature artifact-supported themes related to the Trumans and their life in Independence and Grandview, Missouri.

Many of the artifacts shown in these exhibits are not normally accessible to the visitor because they are stored on the upper floors of the Truman Home or at our offsite storage facility.

Please click on the titles below to explore the exhibits and learn more about the Truman family and the artifacts preserved at Harry S Truman NHS.

ONLINE EXHIBITS:
Suited for a President Visual tour of Harry Truman's suits NEW!
Quite a Shirt, Harry! Truman's Tropical Sport Shirts
Bess Truman: A Lady First, Then a First Lady
The Truman Car Harry Truman's 1972 Chrysler
Second Floor Photos See the second floor of the Truman Home

  • Park Collection Park Collection

    View more Truman artifacts! Read More

  • Virtual Tour Virtual Tour

    Virtual Exhibit Tour Read More

  • Artifact of the Month Artifact of the Month

    Highlighted artifacts from the Harry S Truman NHS collection. Read More

  • Study Book List Study Book List

    See what Truman was reading Read More

Did You Know?

atomic bomb blast

Although Truman authorized the use of atomic weapons in Japan, he refused to do so again in Korea.  Truman said, “[The atomic bomb] should not be used on innocent men, women, and children who have nothing whatever to do with this military aggression.” Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri