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Harry S Truman National Historic SiteBess Wallace, Harry Truman and friends fishing on Blue River, ca. 1913.
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Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Things To Do
 
  • Watch the 12-minute introductory slide program in the Visitor Center

  • Take a tour of the Truman Home to see how the "uncommon common man" lived

  • Visit the Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Missouri where Truman lived and farmed from 1906-1917

  • Go on a self-guided walking tour of historic Independence and see many of Harry Truman's old haunts
Portrait of President Harry S Truman. Credit: Truman Library  

Did You Know?
To prevent a strike during the Korean War, President Truman seized the nation’s steel mills. He felt he was within the limits of his wartime powers. The Supreme Court struck down Truman’s action, claiming his wartime powers did not apply; the nation, technically, had never declared war in Korea.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST