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The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library And Museum Transformed

Up to Date's Steve Kraske talks with Tammy Williams (center) Mark Adams (center-right) and Kurt Graham (right) while broadcasting live at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum on June 30, 2021.
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Steve Kraske with Tammy Williams (center) Mark Adams (center-right) and Kurt Graham (right) during a live broadcast from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum on June 30, 2021.

The complex has completed its first major renovation in more than 20 years and the largest since the museum opened in 1957.

The result is a state of the art facility featuring historical artifacts and interactive exhibits. Museum staff explain what visitors can expect and the collaborative work done to realize an exhibition that the museum director says has "set a new bar, a new benchmark for presidential libraries."

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