909 West Waldo Avenue

Truman lived here from 1896 to 1902, when he was 12 to 18 years old. "We found West Waldo Street to be a most pleasant neighborhood," Truman wrote in his memoirs. "...Our house soon became headquarters for all the boys and girls around." Truman's father lost a great deal of money in about 1901 speculating in commodities, and the family lost their Waldo Avenue house.

 

 

 

 

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The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of thirteen Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

500 W. US Hwy. 24. Independence MO 64050
truman.library@nara.gov;
Phone: 816-268-8200 or 1-800-833-1225;
Fax: 816-268-8295.

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