It's always interesting to be inside the house of a president. I have visited three the Truman houses in Missouri, but this is the first. The third picture above is the room where the president was born (At the time, he didn't know he would be president.). The furnishings in the Lamar, Missouri, house are similar to the ones that may have been in the house originally, but the corner shelf (last picture above) is original to the house.
In most houses like this one, the second floor is deemed unworthy of visitors, and park employees use it for storage, but the Truman Birthplace will let visitors climb the steep and narrow staircase to see the bedrooms.
 | Across the street, in the state park office, there are some additional small displays. One is the cross-section of a tree from the property that had to be removed. The tree is considered a timeline of Harry's life, having begun its life around the same time as Harry Truman was born. |  |
When the United Auto Workers union donated the property to the state park system in Missouri, Harry attended a dedication ceremony on location. He even signed the guest book on that occasion, noting that he was a retired farmer and saying nothing about his acquisition of the most powerful office in the world.
