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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Harry S Truman National Historic SitePresident Truman drives guests in Key West, November 1946. US Navy Photo.
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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 ranger-guided tour of the Truman grounds or the Truman neighborhood during the Truman Home closure

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

  • Go on a self-guided walking tour of historic Independence and see many of Harry Truman's old haunts

  • Take a Cell Phone Tour of Truman's Independence or Grandview Farm
Harry Truman and Alban Barkley. Credit: Truman Library.  

Did You Know?
The office of the vice president became vacant when Harry Truman succeeded to the presidency in 1945. The office remained vacant until Alban Barkley of Kentucky was elected as Harry Truman’s vice president in 1948.

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Last Updated: October 29, 2009 at 15:59 EST