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Senator Truman at Capitol, ca. 1940
  Senator Truman at Capitol, ca. 1940

About the Collection

  This collection focuses on the years 1918 through 1941 of Harry S. Truman's life. It includes 61 documents totaling 323 pages. Supporting materials include oral history transcripts, photographs, audio recordings, film footage, and objects from the Truman Library Museum collection.

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Audio

Truman discusses his county court race for judge and early elections. (MP2002-10) (3 minutes, 56 seconds)

Truman talks about early elections for judge and how he learned to appear before an audience. He spoke of how it felt to be defeated in 1924. (MP2002-13) (1 minute, 10 seconds)

Truman speaks about his relationship with Eddie Jacobson, his buddy from World War I. (MP2002-51) (2 minutes, 38 seconds)

Interwar Years Museum Objects

From Soldier to Senator, 1918-1941: Items from Truman Presidential Library & Museum. Flash version, requires Flash Player  |  HTML Version

Video

Silent footage of a dinner at the home of Harry S. Truman's cousins, Mary Ethel and Nellie Noland, c. Christmas 1934. The dinner was attended by Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, Margaret Truman, and others.
       
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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.