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On the eve of the 1948 election, Harry Truman spoke to the nation from his home in Independence.
His message was that in a democracy, we the people govern ourselves, and every voice counts equally.
Next Tuesday, Nov. 3, it’s your turn to use your voice. 🗳️
#OnThisDay in 1949, President Truman signed a law raising the federal minimum wage from 40¢ to 75¢ an hour. It meant a direct raise for some 1.5 million American workers. #TRUHistory
History is better with company. 🇺🇸
Our Fall Member Campaign is officially underway, and there's never been a better time to join the Truman Library Institute family.
Join or renew today: trumanlibraryinstitute.org/j…
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Bestselling author A. J. Baime returns Nov. 12 with Bird Men, the story of the B-29 Superfortress and the rise of American airpower in WWII. Free, in KC + online. RSVP: 12130.thankyou4caring.org/ev…
Congratulations to Sheila Bair, recipient of the 2026 #TrumanMedal for Economic Policy! The former FDIC chair who stood up for Main Street in 2008 warned last night that today’s risks echo that crisis. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=lTm4qzQW…
79 years ago today, Capt. Chuck Yeager flew faster than sound in the Bell X-1. In Dec. 1948, President Truman honored him, Larry Bell & NACA’s John Stack with the Collier Trophy for the feat. #OnThisDay #TRUHistory
The polls said he'd lose in 1948. He won anyway. 🇺🇸
Truman believed leadership was never about chasing the opinion of the moment. It was about right and wrong, and the fortitude to act on it.
#TruWordsTuesday #HarrySTruman #TrumanLegacy #TRUHistory #TrumanLibraryInstitute
#OnThisDay in 1947, TV cameras came inside the White House for the first time. Truman's message? Skip meat on Tuesdays, poultry and eggs on Thursdays, and save a slice of bread a day to help feed a hungry postwar Europe. 📺
77 years ago today, the Berlin Airlift ended. For 15 months, Allied aircrews flew 2.3 million tons of food, coal and supplies into a blockaded city. Resolve without war. #OnThisDay #TRUHistory
Bess Truman remains one of the least-understood first ladies in America’s 250-year history.
That’s why we’re excited to share Anita McBride’s new essay on Bess for @InPursuitUSA. Who was Bess behind the public persona & what influence did she wield during Truman's presidency?
@AnitaBMcBride writes about Bess Truman, the woman who spent just 82 days as second lady before unexpectedly becoming First Lady, a role she never wanted.
But when Congress considered tearing down a crumbling White House in the late 1940s, Bess broke her own rule of staying silent. She lobbied Capitol Hill, spoke to the press, and helped save the White House.
Read the full essay here: inpursuit.substack.com/p/bes…
What can a 4-star admiral—and one of America’s most prominent voices on leadership—learn from Harry Truman? Admiral Bill McRaven brings his perspective to Truman in the latest essay from @InPursuitUSA, a national project from More Perfect.
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in 1952, Truman proclaimed Sept. 17 Citizenship Day, honoring the Constitution's 1787 signing & all citizens, native-born or naturalized. A day to renew "faith in the principles and ideals embodied in the Constitution." 🇺🇸 #CitizenshipDay
Today is National Voter Registration Day — a good moment to remember whose hands really shape this country's future.
If you're not registered yet, now's the time. Check your status or sign up at ow.ly/YuIZ50ZMNBH
Chiefs Kingdom, tonight's the night! 🏈
If you're in KC for a game, be sure to stop by the museum to explore our United We Play Exhibit. If you love football and history, the exhibit's worth the trip. Plan your visit today. ow.ly/nr5Q50ZMNMH
25 years later, we remember. Join us Fri., Sept. 11 at the Truman Library: 8:30 AM morning observance w/ a howitzer salute from Truman's WWI unit, honoring first responders; 6 PM jazz concert by KCJO7. #NeverForget trumanlibraryinstitute.org/t…
On this day in 1945, six days after WWII ended, Truman threw out the first pitch at Griffith Stadium — the first president to attend a game since 1941.
📸 Photo credit: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
#OnThisDay #TRUHistory #TrumanLegacy
Sept. 2, 1945, 9:04am: aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender before 9 Allied nations, closing the hostilities of WWII.
📸 Credit: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
81 years ago today, Truman proclaimed Sept. 2, 1945 V-J Day, hours after Japan's formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri. His radio address that night called it "a day of retribution."
OTD in 1944, Truman accepted the VP nomination in his birthplace of Lamar, MO: "I accept with humility and a prayer for guidance that I may perform honorably and well whatever tasks are laid before me."
8 months later, he was President.
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