Harry S Truman, the only Missourian to become President, and a true example of a Show-Me-State resident: Harry was plain-talking and direct, an outgrowth of his childhood in Missouri towns, starting with Lamar.
Learn about Harry’s childhood and education, as well as what happened to his birth house in Lamar!
Be sure to listen to Harry S Truman’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2,“Harry S Truman and Independence”for his home!
Also, be sure to listen to Harry S Truman’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Harry S Truman’s Tomb” for his gravesite!
From My May 2017 Visit!
The Harry S Truman Birthplace!Harry’s birth home. Inside the home.The kitchen.Harry’s birth room.Outside the Harry Truman birthplace.One of the memorials for Truman’s birthplace.The American Legion monument.Harry and me! Harry Truman Birthplace.At the birthplace!
From my December 2021 Visit!
Harry Truman Birthplace!Harry Truman Birthplace! Going in! Truman Living Room Truman Was Born Here! Harry and his birthplaceHired man’s room Master bedroom on second floorSmaller bedroom on second floorKitchen OuthouseTruman Birthplace Visitor CenterHarry signed the guestbook with “Farmer” as his occupationOutside the birthplaceExplaining the site if you can’t go inTruman Birthplace MarkerAmerican Legion monument Sapling from Mount VernonHarry Truman BirthplaceTruman birthplace! Unidentified visitors (and since-removed attachment) on the birthplace
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch""Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Homes"Franklin Pierce and Concord""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"Gravesites"Millard Fillmore's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb" "Abraham Lincoln's Tomb""Benjamin Harrison's Tomb" "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb""Lyndon Johnson's Tomb" Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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