Harry S. Truman

===Truman Library and academic positions===
{{See also|Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum}}
Truman's predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, had organized his own [[Presidential library system|presidential library]], but legislation to enable future presidents to do something similar had not been enacted. Truman worked to garner private donations to build a presidential library, which he donated to the federal government to maintain and operate—a practice adopted by his successors.{{sfn|Burnes|2003|pp=217–218}}

He testified before Congress to have money appropriated to have presidential papers copied and organized. He was proud of the bill's passage in 1957. Max Skidmore, in his book on the life of former presidents, wrote that Truman was a well-read man, especially in history. Skidmore added that the presidential papers legislation and the founding of his library "was the culmination of his interest in history. Together they constitute an enormous contribution to the United States—one of the greatest of any former president."{{sfn|Skidmore|2004|pp=123–124}}

Truman taught occasional courses at universities, including [[Yale]], where he was a [[Chubb Fellowship|Chubb Fellow]] visiting lecturer in 1958.<ref>Robert H. Ferrell, [https://books.google.com/books?id=23TCa3XhmzIC&q=%22harry+s.+truman%22+yale+acheson+lecture Farewell to the Chief: Former Presidents in American Public Life], 1991, page 52</ref> In 1962, Truman was a visiting lecturer at [[Canisius College]].<ref>U.S. Government Printing Office, [https://books.google.com/books?id=tNeCQmT1_jYC&q=public+lecture+series Congressional Record], Volume 108, Part 4, 1962, page 5168.</ref>