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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site

223 N. Main St., Independence, Missouri, 64050

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+1 816 254 9929, 8162547199, +1

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www.nps.gov

Harry Truman’s story is one of hope & frustration, choice & chance. As President, he took the US from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Visitors experience the surroundings HST knew from his formative ... more on Nps.gov

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History seems to place some on pedastals, but taking the time to really learn about someone can be rewarding in so many ways; touring that house was a rewarding experience. more on Epinions.com

We see lamps, chairs, couches, rugs, and clocks; not strategically placed in a way that approximates history, but rather as Harry and Bess would want them (and find them untouched if they were in fact to return from a walk). more on Epinions.com

In addition, it sits on a beautiful piece of property that makes for a good walk. more on Epinions.com

While he moved away at his father's request for help on Truman's mother's family farm after the Truman family lost all of the money in an investment that went bad, he never forgot Bess. more on Epinions.com

Guides at the Truman Home will recount the stories of old European men with tear stained cheeks making what amounts to their own pilgrimage to the Home as a thank you to the man who saved them from starvation. more on Epinions.com

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This is quite simply one of the best spots in the National Park Service. It is divided up between the Truman's home near downtown Independence and the Library, a few miles away. The tour of the home makes you feel like you are actually ... more on Epinions.com

Since I have lived in Missouri most of my life, I have been around the more on Epinions.com

You could be walking down the street in Independence, a small midwestern town, 40 years ago and see an old man sitting on his back porch to catch the breeze because his house had no air conditioning. Sure it is a nice big house. But ... more on Epinions.com

I must admit, being a Gen-X'er, Harry S. Truman was someone I studied in History Class and I thought of him as simply as person who played an important role in a pivotal time. My visit to his home showed me so much more. The National ... more on Epinions.com

If you were president, don't you think you'd have the very best house in town? You might want to live perhaps on one of the coasts? Not so with President Harry Truman, (1884-1972), where the buck stopped here. Hubby and I did a midweek ... more on Epinions.com