Ex-U.S. President Truman's grandson gives interview Clifton Truman Daniel, an American writer who is the oldest grandson of ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The city of Independence, Missouri, celebrated President Harry S. Truman's 140th birthday on Saturday with a new statue, free photo exhibit and other events.

Still, Truman, who remains the only president to call the Show-Me State home, endorsed an invitation from the leader of Westminster College for Churchill to make a speech.

Vintage Photos of Birthday Celebrations at the White House. ... President Truman has some birthday fun in 1948. The newly-installed bowling alley in the White House was his gift for the year. 8 ...

U.S. House Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol in November in Washington, D.C. Pelosi visited the Truman Library Monday and spoke ...

Sailors-turned-brawlers exchanged blows during the 1945 “smoker” event that President Harry S. Truman attended in August 1945. Photo courtesy of Chase Spotswood.

Over seven decades, the late queen met with 13 of the last 14 American presidents. Such moments highlight the close friendship between the U.S. and Britain, but there was also occasional awkwardness.

After decades of public service, President Harry S. Truman decided to step away from the Oval Office with an announcement at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in March 1952.

View photos of Jimmy Carter’s Kansas City visits, from BBQ to George Brett and the Truman Library, showcasing his lasting local connections.

On July 16, 1945, as Truman attended a summit with Stalin and Churchill at Potsdam, Germany, the president received a coded telegram about an atomic test. "Operated on this morning," it read.

TRAINING COURSE. IT IS THE PHOTO AND THE MOMENT THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER. THE BANNER ELECTION NIGHT NEWSPAPER HEADLINE FROM. 1948 THAT GOT IT WRONG. 75 YEARS AGO TOMORROW NIGHT, THIS WAS THE FRONT ...