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The story of the 33rd president’s education was told in the newly renovated Harry Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. He was the only 20th century president who…

Sculptor Tom Corbin talked about creating a statue of President Harry Truman that is designed for the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The Truman Library Institute in Independence, Missouri, created th…

Military historian D.M. Giangreco talked about Captain Harry Truman’s World War I service, and how it shaped the president who later brought World War II to an end. The Truman Library Instit…

Kansas City Public Library director John Herron talked about Harry Truman’s early political career, the Kansas City Pendergast political machine, and a 1926 offer to the future president to …

Former U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill who, like Harry Truman, served in the U.S. Senate as a Democrat from Missouri, recounted her predecessor’s national political career. This program is par…