TRUMAN SITES
Truman Depot
TRUMAN DEPOT
TRUMAN WALKING TRAIL
1111 W. Pacific • 816.252.8128
Main & Truman
This was the final stop on Truman’s 1948 Whistlestop Campaign. After leaving the Presidency in January 1953, he was welcomed home here by 8,500 admirers. Today, the depot is an Amtrak stop and home to the Jackson County Genealogical Society Research Library.
Beginning at the Truman Home Ticket Center at Main and Truman Roads, the 2.7-mile trail includes 43 plaques embedded in the sidewalks through the National Historic Landmark District. Brochures are available at the Truman Ticket Center and the Visitor Experience Center.
TRUMAN MEMORIAL BUILDING 416 W. Maple • 816.325.7843 In 1926, this facility was erected through the efforts of Harry Truman and other civic leaders as a tribute to those who died in WWI. Renovated and rededicated in 2002, it serves as a War Memorial and recreation center. Included are Veterans Hall and video program, meeting and banquet space, plus an auditorium and gymnasium. Hours: Mon-Tue 9am–9pm, Wed-Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 1pm–4pm, Closed Sun
WILD ABOUT HARRY “I’m Just Wild About Harry” was the campaign song for the 1948 presidential bid by Harry S Truman. Bet you didn’t know this: it was really a Broadway show tune in 1921, (music by Eubie Blake, lyrics by Noble Sissle) in Shuffle Along, the first financially successful production featuring all African Americans. Today you can visit the shop of the same name on Historic Independence Square.