Overview
- The Kansas City Council on Oct. 16 passed an ordinance naming the Kansas City International Airport terminal the "Harry S. Truman Terminal."
- The designation was sponsored by Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmember Nathan Willett after July discussions with the Truman Library Institute.
- The city approved $150,000 in PIAC funds for a Truman statue identical to the piece in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
- The renaming takes effect immediately by ordinance, while the statue’s installation date remains undetermined.
- Reporting notes Truman’s local service and national achievements, including shaping aviation policy and desegregating the armed services and federal workforce.