Harry S Truman NHS

"I hope to be remembered as the people's President."

President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and final years as a former president. 

14 July  2017

Had a great day of learning today. We were at the Visitors Center early to get a ticket for a tour of the Truman Home. We then took in the movie at the visitors Center, the movie gives a good outline about Truman's life in Interdependence. Then it was off to his home a few blocks from the Visitors Center. We had a great tour guide and really enjoyed our tour of the home. You can only tour the ground floor and the tour last's around 30 Min. Sorry, no photography is allowed inside.  After our tour of the Truman home we headed across the street to the Nolan Home. This home belonged to Harry's cousins. The home serves as an extension of the Visitors Center and tells the story of Harry and Bess's meeting and there life together.Then we headed over to the Harry S Truman Presidential Library. This was our first Presidential Library and we had a great time exploring the life of Harry S Truman. Some interesting facts, Truman was the last President to not have an Collage degree. He did not receive a pension or receive Secret Service protection like the current Presidents receive till 1958. He live on his military pension of 112.00 dollars a month till 1958. Congress passed a Bill in 1958 allowing for Presidential Pension's. His Presidential pension in 1958 was 25,000 a year. This was a great site to take in and we enjoyed learning about the life and times of Harry S Truman. Give yourself 4 or 5 hours for this unit including the Presidential Library.

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