Archive for the 'Presidents' Category
Lost in Time, Letters Capture American Grief for a President
March 9th, 2010NYT – “Dr. Seiler was one of more than a million people who wrote to Mrs. Kennedy in the months after her husband’s assassination in 1963. Many of the letters were destroyed — there were simply too many to keep — but thousands of others were stored at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in [...]
Clinton: Presidential library teaches that action brings change
November 18th, 2009AP – “Former President Bill Clinton said today he intended for his presidential library to teach the lesson that taking action can change the world — a lesson he said is important as the nation debates issues like health care reform and global warming. “I wanted people to come to this library and leave and [...]
Collection of FDR papers soon to become public
November 18th, 2009AP – “The last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public – 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondence, including a letter from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating him on his 1933 inauguration. The House on Monday approved a bill to clear the way for [...]
Deal to end land fight between SMU, ex-condo owners falls apart
August 25th, 2009Dallas Morning News – “A deal that was supposed to end a long-running lawsuit against SMU – and smooth the path for George W. Bush’s presidential library – has fallen apart amid charges that both sides broke the terms of a confidential agreement. Last month, Southern Methodist University and two former condominium owners announced [...]
Congress revives bill that may force disclosure of Bush library donor names
April 30th, 2009Guardian – “If bill becomes law, library foundation would have to disclose four times a year all donors of $200 or more.”
Clinton’s White House Schedules Are Released
March 19th, 2008New York Times – “The National Archives and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library on Wednesday released more than 11,000 pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s public schedule for her eights years as first lady.”
Inside the Bush library, view to a legacy
March 15th, 2008Dallas Morning News – “Exclusive: Exhibits telling ‘greater story’ to include controversies, firm says.”
The Back-of-the-Envelope Design Contest
March 4th, 2008Chronicle – “We asked readers to sketch their own visions for the George W. Bush Library” (via)
Texas will soon have three presidential libraries
January 13th, 2008Houston Chronicle – “A new boast: Texas will soon be home to three presidential libraries — more than any other state”
