Special Exhibition
United We Play: Kicking it with the Trumans
April 1, 2026 - December 30, 2026
United We Play, a new and original exhibition with rarely seen artifacts, stories and photos will open April 1 at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, MO, celebrating the Truman’s and Kansas City’s enduring love affair with sports. It includes unique materials like a George Brett commemorative baseball bat given to President Ronald Reagan, the ball and glove President Truman used to inaugurate the Kansas City A’s, and Lamar Hunt’s ticket to the first Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium.
United We Play also includes a variety of rarely seen and even quirky artifacts:
- NFL season passes made of 14k gold presented to President Truman
- Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt’s ticket to the first game played in Arrowhead Stadium
- Bess Wallace Truman’s ice skates
- President Truman’s cap from the Kansas City Blues baseball club
- Kansas City Royals jacket and George Brett commemorative bat presented to President Ronald Reagan after the 1985 World Series Championship
- 2015 Kansas City Royals World Series jersey given to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, a Kansas City native
- Photo of President Truman with baseball icons Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle
The exhibition opens April 1 at the Truman Presidential Library and Museum at 500 West U.S.
24 Highway in Independence, MO.