Upcoming Events
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White Glove Wednesdays
Sep 18, 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Harry S. Truman Book Award
Sep 18, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Film Screening and Q&A: "American: An Odyssey to 1947"
Sep 26, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Truman Library Book Club
Oct 1, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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National History Day workshop
Oct 15, 4:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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White Glove Wednesdays
Oct 16, 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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"Awakening of the Spirit of America" by Paul M. Sparrow
Oct 17, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Virtual Open House for Educators: Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship
Oct 23, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World
Oct 29, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Truman Library Book Club Discussion
Nov 5, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
With the world watching the pivotal 2024 election, a new Truman Library exhibition recalls the biggest political upset in U.S. history. Promising Americans a “Fair Deal” while campaigning against a “do-nothing Congress,” Truman changed the nation’s tune—from MILD to WILD about Harry.
A new temporary exhibition, UPSET! Harry Truman and the 1948 Election, allows visitors to travel back in time to see how the most stunning surprise in U.S. presidential election history came about. The exhibit, which includes over 100 artifacts, original political cartoons, interactive displays, diary entries, photographs, and videos, opens May 30, 2024, and runs through February 1, 2025, at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, Missouri.