This 10,500-square-foot core exhibition features the major issues and events of Harry Truman's Presidency. The building includes two theaters, enhanced audio and video programs, and interactive elements. The exhibition highlights the personal side of the life of Harry Truman and his family. Many of his collections are present and more than30,000 objects, primarily three dimensional items and works of art on paper and canvas are featured as well. These items are categorized into five main categories: gifts to President and Mrs. Truman from foreign heads of state; gifts to the Trumans from private citizens, both American and foreign; personal possessions of the Truman family; political memorabilia relating to the Truman Presidency and to the American Presidency in general; and objects associated with the historical events of Truman's career, and particularly with his Presidency.
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