page_title: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
section_title: Truman's office
hierarchical_section_title: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum / Truman's office
caption_attribution_description: English: Truman's working office at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
context_page_description: The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, located on U.S. Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri. It was the first presidential library to be created under the provisions of the 1955 Presidential Libraries Act, and is one of thirteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
context_section_description: When Truman left the White House in 1953, he established an office in Room 1107 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at 925 Grand Avenue.  When the library opened in 1957, he transferred his office to the facility and often worked there five or six days a week.) In the office, he wrote articles, letters, and his book Mr. Citizen.
  In 2007, the Truman Library Institute announced a $1.6 million preservation and restoration of his working office to preserve the artifacts it contains and allow for easier public viewing.  The three-stage project completed in 2009 and features an enclosed limestone pavilion for better access and viewing and an updated climate control system. The office appears today just as it did when Harry Truman died on December 26, 1972.
  Long a favorite of museum visitors, the office was viewed through a window from the library's courtyard.  The pavilion will also allow for an interpretive exhibit describing the office.
caption: Truman's office on the premises
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