Truman was interested in music , reading , and history , all encouraged by his mother , with whom he was very close . As president , he solicited political as well as personal advice from her . He rose at five every morning to practice the piano , which he studied more than twice a week until he was fifteen . Truman worked as a page at the 1900 Democratic National Convention in Kansas City ; his father had many friends who were active in the Democratic Party and helped young Harry to gain his first political position
1900 Democratic National Convention
1900 Democratic National Convention
Harry S. Truman