HIGHLIGHTS
President from 1945 to 1953, after the death of FDR |
His achievements were Marshall plan to help Europe after WW 2, established Truman Doctrine and NATO to limit Communist expansion. But he authorized the first and only use of nuclear bombs on |
He fought in WW 1 |
He was a Missouri senator before he became the president |
Truman recognized Israel as a country in 1948 |
Everybody thought he was going to lose the second term election but he won in 1948 |
Korean War started during his presidency. He had big conflict with General McArthur, regarding military decisions in Korean War and had to fire him. This decision made him unpopular |
There was an assassination on him in Washington DC in 1950 |
He made it illegal to discriminate against persons applying for civil service positions based on race |
He was in a bad financial state after his presidency. Because of his condition, in 1958, Congress passed the Former Presidents Act, offering a $25,000 yearly pension to each former president, |
NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | HOUSE | LAMAR | MISSOURI |
BOYHOOD HOME | BOYHOOD HOME | INDEPENDENCE | MISSOURI |
TRUMAN FARM HOUSE | TRUMAN FARM | GRANDVIEW | MISSOURI |
TRUMAN HISTORICAL SITE | TRUMAN HOUSE | INDEPENDENCE | MISSOURI |
PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM | HARRY TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM | INDEPENDENCE | MISSOURI |
INAUGURAL SITE | WHITE HOUSE | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
SUMMERTIME HOME | LITTLE WHITE HOUSE | KEY WEST | FLORIDA |
DEATH PLACE ( RESIDENCE ) | RESEARCH HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER | KANSAS CITY | MISSOURI |
TRUMAN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT PLACE | BLAIR HOUSE, (1651 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ) | WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON DC |
BURIAL PLACE | HARRY S TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM | INDEPENDENCE | MISSOURI |
STATUE | PRESIDENT STREET | RAPID CITY | SOUTH DAKOTA |
HISTORIC BOAT | U.S.S. SEQUOIA | WASHINGTON CHANNEL | WASHINGTON DC |
TRUMAN TRAIL – 1 | KANSAS CITY – TRAIL | KANSAS CITY | MISSOURI |
TRUMAN TRAIL – 2 | INDEPENDENCE -TRAIL | INDEPENDENCE | MISSOURI |
PARTY AFFILIATION | DEMOCRATIC | N/A | N/A |
ALMA MATER | OHIO CENTRAL COLLEGE | IBERIA | OHIO |
HARRY S TRUMAN HOUSE MARKER
INDEPENDENCE MISSOURIHARRY S TRUMAN BIRTHPLACE IN LAMAR MISSOURI – BEDROOM
HARRY S TRUMAN BOYHOOD HOME MARKER
INDEPENDENCE MISSOURIHARRY S TRUMAN BOYHOOD HOME – PRIVATE RESIDENCE
HIS HOUSE INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI HARRY S TRUMAN HOUSE IN CITY OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI HARRY TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM
HARRY S TRUMAN MUSEUM IN CITY OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI – OVAL OFFICE HARRY S TRUMAN MUSEUM IN CITY OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI
LITTLE WHITE HOUSE – SUMMERTIME HOME
KEY WEST , FLORDIALITTLE WHITE HOUSE MUSEUM : T- SHIRT WHEN HE PLAYED GOLF
BLAIR HOUSE – WHERE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SITE WAS WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC
THE ELMS HOTEL WHERE HARRY S TRUMAN STAYED HARRY S TRUMAN SUITE IN ELMS HOTEL
HOLDS A NEWSPAPER SHOWING HIS VICTORY AT THE ELMS TRUMAN FARM HOME HARRY S TRUMAN BOYHOOD HOME
GRANDVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
HARRY S TRUMAN & HIS WIFE BURIAL SITE
NATIONAL ATOMIC TESTING BOMB MUSEUM LAS VEGAS ,NEVADA EXPLOSION DURING COLD WAR ARTIFACT NATIONAL ATOMIC TESTING BOMB MUSEUM LAS VEGAS ,NEVADA
NUCLEAR MISSILE NATIONAL ATOMIC TESTING BOMB MUSEUM LAS VEGAS ,NEVADA NUCLEAR MISSILE NATIONAL ATOMIC TESTING BOMB MUSEUM LAS VEGAS ,NEVADA
USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC
USS SEQUOIA PRESIDENTIAL YACHT WASHINGTON DC – INTERIOR 1941 CHRYSLER COUPE HARRY S TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM HARRY S TRUMAN WENT ON WRIGHT PATTERSON DAYTON OHIO