• Harry S Truman National Historic Site

    Harry S Truman

    National Historic Site Missouri

Home to a People's President

President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and final years as a former president.


Features

  • Explore the Truman Home

    Explore the Truman Home

    Touring the Truman Home offers a glimpse at the personal life of the 33rd President of the United States.

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  • Online Exhibits

    Online Exhibits

    Harry S Truman NHS preserves over 50,000 artifacts related to the Truman family. Click below to see a selection of objects from the collection.

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  • Truman Farm

    Truman Farm

    Visit the family farm in Grandview where Harry worked for eleven years. Open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday from Memorial Day thru Labor Day.

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  • Noland Home

    Noland Home

    Visit the home of Harry's cousins to learn more about the courtship of Harry & Bess as well as life in the Truman neighborhood. Opening Soon!

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  • Wallace Homes

    Wallace Homes

    Home to Bess's brothers George and Frank Wallace, these homes behind the Truman Home illustrate a close family bond. Homes not open to public.

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  • Second Floor Photographs

    Second Floor Photographs

    A photographic tour of the second floor of the Truman Home is now available. The images were taken as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey.

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  • Oral History

    Oral History

    Over the past 24 years, this program has continued to preserve important information passed down about the Truman family’s home life and community.

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  • Social Media

    Social Media

    Get connected! Join us on facebook and twitter!. Learn more about the Truman story through photos, events, and more!

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  • National Park passes

    Pass to the National Parks

    Do you have a pass? America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes are welcome at Harry S Truman NHS!

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Did You Know?

Jackson County Judge Truman with his fellow judges and clerks. Credit: Truman Library.

Harry Truman was elected eastern district judge of the Jackson County Court (an administrative body) on 7 November 1922.  The “judges” were actually county commissioners and were not required to have law degrees.