Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

Kansas City Convention Hall

Both of Harry's parents were very interested in politics. In 1900, when Harry was sixteen, he went with his father to the National Democratic Convention, which was held in Kansas City. The intense political debates and cheering conventioneers fasci nated young Harry.

DNC Hall in KC

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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