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SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION: THE TRUMAN LIBRARY OFFERS A SUITE OF ENGAGING ON-SITE AND SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT MEET STATE AND NATIONAL ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THESE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS ABOUT TRUMAN, DEMOCRACY, THE PRESIDENCY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WHILE STRENGTHENING IMPORTANT LIFE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. EACH YEAR, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND DEMOCRATIC IDEALS THROUGH THE LIBRARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. USING PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS, STUDENTS DRAW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, ANTICIPATE, AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS. THE WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER - THIS PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS AN EXTENDED, IMMERSIVE, AND INSPIRATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT ONE OF KANSAS CITY'S ICONIC CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THEM WITH A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS MANY CORE SKILLS. INSPIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATORS, THIS HANDS-ON HISTORY LAB IS THE TRUMAN LIBRARY'S FLAGSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER'S SIMULATIONS IMMERSE STUDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, THE PRESIDENCY, AND HIGH-STAKES DECISION MAKING IN A TRULY UNIQUE SETTING, A RECREATION OF THE TRUMAN-ERA WEST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE. TEACHERS HAVE DESCRIBED IT AS ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN THEIR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC CAREERS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS - THE TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE WITH ACCESS TO THE TRUMAN LIBRARY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS GIVEN STUDENTS FROM ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AND EXPERIENCE THE TRUMAN LIBRARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS AT MINIMAL OR NO COST. GRANT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS CAN BE USED TO COVER MUSEUM ADMISSIONS, WHITE HOUSE DECISION CENTER FEES, BUS TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSTITUTE TEACHER COSTS. READING LIKE A HISTORIAN SECOND, THIRD, AND FIFTH GRADE PROGRAM IS A MUSEUM-BASED, TRUMAN-FOCUSED, AND FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THE STUDENTS INVESTIGATE THE TRUMAN LIBRARY'S MUSEUM EXHIBITS AS THEY STUDY THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNEMENT, TRUMAN'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS, HIS MOMENTOUS DECISIONS AS PRESIDENT, AND HIS LASTING LEGACY. READING LIKE A HISTORIAN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AN IN-CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN A MUSEUM-BASED EXPERIENCE. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE IMMERSED IN AN INTENSIVE WEEK OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED WITH ACCESS TO EXPERTS IN THE SUBJECT AREA AND ARCHIVISTS TO ASSIST WITH CONTENT AND RESOURCES. ULTIMATELY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH A TRUMAN CURRICULUM, COMPLETE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS, LESSON PLANS, AND RESOURCES. EACH UNIT IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING AND INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS AND USES PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS FROM THE TRUMAN LIBRARY TO TEACH THEM ABOUT HISTORY AND PRESIDENT TRUMAN. INSTITUTE FUNDS ALSO SPONSOR THE GREATER KANSAS CITY REGIONAL NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION, CIVICS FOR ALL INCLUDING THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, THE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THE IN-CLASSROOM TRUMAN FOOTLOCKER PROGRAM, EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS, THE ANNUAL WEEK-LONG SUMMER TEACHER CONFERENCE, TEACHER LESSON PLANS, STUDENT RESOURCES AND RESEARCH FILE, AND A FALL PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA CONTEST. THANKS TO GENEROUS DONOR SUPPORT, THE "EXPANDING PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S CLASSROOM FOR DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE" INCLUDES NEW DOCENT TRAINING, STUDENT AND TEACHER RESOURCE MATERIALS, CURRICULUM STANDARD REVIEWS AND NEW PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES AND VIDEOS. TRUMAN'S RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ATTRACT TOP SCHOLARS AND EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TRUMAN AND HIS CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENCY. SINCE OPENING IN 1959, THE LIBRARY'S RESEARCH ROOM HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN 15,000 HISTORIANS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS FROM MORE THAN 40 NATIONS. FROM THE BEGINNING AND TO THE PRESENT, THE INSTITUTE HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $3.4 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO RESEARCHERS. TODAY, RESEARCH GRANTS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS PROVIDE CRUCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS ILLUMINATE THE CRITICAL ISSUES OF TRUMAN'S PRESIDENCY AND LEGACY.DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIPS SUBSIDIZE A DOCTORAL STUDENT'S TEACHING OR EMPLOYMENT INCOME TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF A DISSERTATION THAT INCLUDES HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP OF TRUMAN'S CAREER OR TIME PERIOD. THE SCHOLAR'S AWARD SUPPLEMENTS TEACHING OR EMPLOYMENT SALARIES FOR ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS WORKING ON SOME ASPECT OF TRUMAN OR PUBLIC AND FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES PROMINENT DURING HIS TIME. RESEARCH GRANTS, INCLUDING THE JOHN K. HULSTON SCHOLARSHIP, OFFSET THE COST OF CONDUCTING ONSITE RESEARCH AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY. THE BIENNIAL HARRY S. TRUMAN BOOK AWARD RECOGNIZES THE BEST BOOK PUBLISHED WITHIN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD DEALING PRIMARILY AND SUBSTANTIALLY WITH TRUMAN OR THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING HIS PRESIDENCY.THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO FULFILL PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S WISHES FOR HIS LIBRARY BY ENSURING ACCESS TO HIS PAPERS AND THE STUDY OF THE PRESIDENCY. TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WISHES FOR TODAY AND THE FUTURE, THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND DIGITAL ARCHIVES SUPPORT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$278.4KPublic Outreach Programs and Community Events
SEE SCHEDULE OPUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS: WITH THE GOAL OF INFORMING AND ENGAGING LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES, THE TRUMAN LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE PRESENT DISTINGUISHED AUTHORS, HISTORIANS, JOURNALISTS, AND DIGNITARIES IN LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND SIGNATURE EVENTS. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE LIBRARY AND INSTITUTE STRIVE TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS, VISIBILITY, AND ITS NETWORK OF FRIENDS, WHILE ALSO INSPIRING AUDIENCES TO PLAY A ROLE IN SHAPING OUR NATION'S FUTURE. PROGRAM PRESENTERS HAVE INCLUDED U.S. PRESIDENTS, SECRETARIES OF STATE AND DEFENSE, AMBASSADORS, SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN, AND GENERALS. INSTITUTE SIGNATURE PROGRAM EVENTS: - NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - THE ANNUAL HOWARD AND VIRGINIA BENNETT FORUM ON THE PRESIDENCY FEATURED ROBIN GIVHAN AS MODERATOR AND PANELISTS BRIGADIER GENERAL TERRENCE A. ADAMS, THE HONORABLE RICHARD GERGEL, AND DR. ADRIANE LENTZ-SMITH SPEAKING ON "TRUMAN AND CIVL RIGHTS" COMMEMORATING THE 1948 EXECUTIVE ORDER #9981 THAT DESEGREGATED THE U.S. ARMED FORCES. - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 BOOK EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RAINY DAY BOOKS FEATURING AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST SIMON SHUSTER DISCUSSING HIS NEW BOOK, "THE SHOWMAN: INSIDE THE INVASION THAT SHOOK THE WORLD AND MADE A LEADER OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY," IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST DAVID VON DREHLE. - APRIL 18, 2024 WILD ABOUT HARRY GALA REVENUES SURPASSED MORE THAN $1,000,000 FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW! IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WAS ESTIMATED AT 800. AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST EVAN THOMAS WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. RETIRED U.S. SENATOR ROY BLUNT WAS THE HARRY S. TRUMAN LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP HONOREE. - JUNE 12, 2024 BOOK EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RAINY DAY BOOKS FEATURING NOTED AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN DISCUSSING HER NEW BOOK "AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE 1960S" IN CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST DAVID VON DREHLE. - SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 BOOK EVENT THE 2024 TRUMAN BOOK AWARD WINNER STEVE DRUMMONGD GAVE A PUBLIC PROGRAM ON HIS BOOK "THE WATCHDOG: HOW THE TRUMAN COMMITTEE BATTLED CORRUPTION AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II."75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUMAN PRESIDENCY COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS: - APRIL 3, 2024 TRUMAN STATUE INSTALLATION EVENT. THIS SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EVENT HONORED PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S ROLE IN CREATING THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) IN 1949. A SECOND CASTING OF AN 8-FOOT BRONZE STATUE OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN, CREATED BY MISSOURI ARTIST TOM CORBIN, WAS UNVEILED TO GREAT FANFARE WITH MORE THAN 150 ATTENDING. REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL 32 PARTICIPATING NATO NATIONS WERE IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDING AMBASSADOR JULIANNE SMITH, SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN, NATO SECRETARY GENERAL JENS STOLTENBERG, AND TRUMAN'S ELDEST GRANDSON CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL. THE STATUE WAS GIFTED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT/TRUMAN HALL BY THE TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE. ITS PERMANENT PLACE OF HONOR IS AT TRUMAN HALL, THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO, IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. - JUNE 4, 2024 NATO ANNIVERSARY EVENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KANSAS UNIVERSITY'S DOLE INSTITUTE AND THE EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY, FEATURING ADMIRAL ROB BAUER, CHAIRMAN, NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE. - JULY 9-11, 2024 THE 2024 SUMMIT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NATO LEADERS GATHERED TO COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY IN 1949 AND TO SET THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ALLIANCE. THE INSTITUTE WAS DEEPLY HONORED TO BE CHOSEN AS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF U.S.-BASED INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM PORTION. AT THE CLOSING OF THE SUMMIT, A SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT WAS HELD AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ON JULY 11 AND WAS CO-PRESENTED WITH THE CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY. THIS PROGRAM BEGAN WITH A WELCOME BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S ELDEST GRANDSON CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL AND FEATURED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF GENERAL CHARLES Q. BROWN, JR. SPECIAL GUEST ADMIRAL ROB BAUER, CHAIR OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE OF NATO, ALSO PROVIDED PROGRAM REMARKS. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW YORK TIMES' STEVEN ERLANGER MODERATED A PANEL CONVERSATION WITH ADAM HOWARD, MARY ELISE SAROTTE, AND STEPHEN WERTHEIM ON NATO'S HISTORY, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ONGOING CHALLENGES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE REACHED VIA IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING, WEBCASTS, RADIO INTERVIEWS, TELEVISION BROADCASTS, E-NEWS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA INITIATIVES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$530KContemporary Exhibitions on Truman
SEE SCHEDULE OTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS: "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 HISTORY CAME ABOUT. THE EXHIBITION, WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN 100 ARTIFACTS, ORIGINAL POLITICAL CARTOONS, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, VINTAGE CAMPAIGN MEMORABILIA, DIARY ENTRIES, HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEWSREEL FOOTAGE, OPENED MAY 30, 2024, AND RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2025. PERMANENT EXHIBITION: THE RECENTLY RENOVATED $29 MILLION MUSEUM EXHIBITION SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. AN EXPANSION TO THE LIBRARY'S EAST SIDE REORIENTS THE MUSEUM ENTRANCE, PLACING A DRAMATIC EMPHASIS ON THE COURTYARD AND THE TRUMANS' GRAVESITES. NOW CONCENTRATED ENTIRELY ON ONE FLOOR, THE NEW "HARRY S. TRUMAN: AN ORDINARY MAN, HIS EXTRAORDINRY JOURNEY" IS A 12,400-SQUARE-FOOT PERMANENT EXHIBITION THAT FOCUSES ON TRUMAN'S LIFE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER HIS PRESIDENCY WITH TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES, HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ARTIFACTS, UPDATED SCHOLARSHIP, AND A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGY. THE FIRST-FLOOR EXHIBITION INCLUDES 230 ARTIFACTS PLUS SEVERAL HUNDRED FACSIMILES OF DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, AND HANDWRITTEN MATERIALS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:- IMMERSIVE SOUND-AND-LIGHT THEATERS DEPICTING WORLD WAR I AND THE COLD WAR- 14-FOOT INTERACTIVE GLOBE EXPLORING THE HARD PROBLEMS OF PEACE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II- EXPANDED INSIGHT ON TRUMAN'S LEADERSHIP ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL- FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON TRUMAN'S FAMILY, INCLUDING BESS TRUMAN'S ROLE AS ADVISOR AND CONFIDANTE- LOYALTY REVIEW BOARD ROLE-PLAYING GAME WHERE PLAYERS UNCOVER GOVERNMENT DISLOYALTY DURING THE RED SCARE- INCREASED STORYTELLING AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ARTIFACTS FROM THE KOREAN WARTRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AVAILABLE FOR SHOWING: - HARRY S. TRUMAN AND THE BIRTH OF ISRAEL ONE OF THE MOST DEFINING MOMENTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S TENURE WAS HIS EXECUTIVE ACTION TO EXTEND DE FACTO DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL ON MAY 14, 1948, JUST 11 MINUTES AFTER THAT NATION DECLARED INDEPENDENCE. THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL FACTORS THAT WENT INTO THE DECISION, WHICH WAS AN EXTREMELY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE AMONG TRUMAN'S CABINET AND ADVISORS. - HARRY S. TRUMAN: KANSAS CITY'S COMMANDER IN CHIEF THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE CHALLENGES PRESIDENT TRUMAN FACED, THE DECISIONS HE MADE THAT SHAPED OUR DEMOCRACY, AND THE MILESTONES THAT SEALED HIS PLACE IN HISTORY AS ONE OF OUR NATION'S GREATEST PRESIDENTS. - TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS: HARRY TRUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS HARRY TRUMAN BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO AUTHORIZE A CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE, SPEAK BEFORE THE NAACP, CALL FOR ANTI-LYNCHING LAWS AND AN END TO POLL TAXES. WHEN CONGRESS FAILED TO ACT, TRUMAN ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS #9980 AND #9981, DESEGREGATING THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE. THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE NATION'S STRUGGLE TO SAFEGUARD CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$52K
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