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Tickets are nearly gone! Join us June 8 for an evening with bestselling historians Candice Millard & David Von Drehle β live in KC. America250 Speakers Series. Register now: https://t.co/2LBaFqYsVh
79 years ago this month, Truman became the first sitting president to address the NAACP. To honor that anniversary, we're highlighting quotes from his historic June 29, 1947 speech that still resonate today. πΊπΈ #TrumanLegacy#TRUHistory
The exhibit is closed. The digital vault is open. Explore rare National Archives documents from Opening the Vault: The Story of US β 250 years of America, on demand. ποΈ
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A WWI veteran himself, Truman understood sacrifice. Days after taking office in 1945, he told the armed forces:
"America will never forget their sacrifices."
Neither will we. This Memorial Day, we honor all who gave everything. πΊπΈ
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Independence was agreed to, not just declared. See the Treaty of Paris at the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum as part of the #America250 exhibit. Stand inches from the document that ended a war and confirmed a nation. Open now through May 25. #TreatyOfParis#HarrySTruman
Free museum admission all Memorial Day Weekend + the last chance to see Opening the Vault: The Story of US β 20+ landmark documents from the National Archives. Thank you, @KCRoyalsFdn. πΊπΈβΎ
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Clifton Truman Daniel β Harry S. Truman's eldest grandson β wrote about "Opening the Vault" for the @KCStar, and it's worth your time. 21 original documents. Real history. Open through May 25.
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No college diploma β but plenty of wisdom. π
Truman at Princeton, 1947: "Free and inquiring minds, with unlimited access to the sources of knowledge, can be the architects of a peaceful and prosperous world." Happy graduation season, Class of 2026. #TrumanLegacy#TRUHistory
H. W. Brands sat down with KCUR radio today to talk George Washington and American Patriarch β then he's ours tomorrow night. Join us May 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Unity Temple on the Plaza. π§ https://t.co/0TB7sFQFy5 ποΈ https://t.co/r7xCgPkLRz #TRUHistory#America250
Tru Words Tuesday: Truman believed progress doesn't happen by chance β it takes courageous, skillful leaders willing to seize the moment. #TrumanLegacy#TRUHistory
Before America was fully formed, it was imagined.
See the original Great Seal of the United States at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum
during the America250 Exhibit. See this and other amazing artifacts.
Now open through May 25.
Today, the U.S. Army laid a wreath at President Truman's grave in honor of his 142nd birthday. A solemn and beautiful tribute to the 33rd President. πΊπΈ π
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Happy 142nd birthday to Harry S. Truman, born May 8, 1884.
π On cake, he said it best: "There's nothing better than cake but more cake." We couldn't agree more. #TrumanLegacy#HarrySTruman
George Washington made America. H. W. Brands tells you how. Join us May 14 at 6:30 p.m. for an evening with the Pulitzer Prize finalist β just 2 days after American Patriarch releases. https://t.co/lfH49WaVCf #TRUHistory#America250 ποΈ
Wild About Harry 2026 raised $1,384,199 for civics education at Truman's "Classroom for Democracy." Nearly 900 guests. One historic night. See the full recap + party pics: https://t.co/9WTHaqWLXK #WAH2026#WildAboutHarry#TrumanLegacy
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History is full of stories waiting to be discovered. The Story of US exhibit is open now at the Truman Library. Come explore. πΊπΈ https://t.co/X9fm7IZEAf #TruWordsTuesday#TRUHistory#America250