Presidential libraries showcase presidents through their keepsakes
Associated Press writer H F Rosenthal notes how libraries like Roosevelt’s attract presidents who want to shape their legacies. The piece cites Nixon’s costly bid for access to his papers and tapes, reflecting the enduring pull of presidential museums to chronicle and constrain history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnson Presidential
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Forgotten speech drafts and wartime maps at presidential libraries
The text notes Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor draft evolving to world history, a WWII allied map tilting Britain to the bottom for morale, Hoover’s book claim about a self image, and hints at Johnson. It points readers to the Roosevelt and Eisenhower libraries for exhibits.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt Library
England
Great Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Hoover Library
Lyndon Johnson
Roads and Inns of Colonial America and Presidential Libraries
An exploration of early American travel by road and sea, detailing inns, taverns, and routes from New England to the Carolinas, the advent of coaches like Mercereau’s Flying Machine, and the postal system’s growth. It also surveys the rise of presidential libraries from Roosevelt to Johnson, their exhibits, and the public access they offer.
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John Randolph
Virginia
New England
Maryland
South Carolina
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Boston
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Colonies
New Haven
Charleston
Salem
Jersey Shore
Delaware River
John Mercereau
Paulus Hook
N.J
Bayonne
Mercereau
Portsmouth
N.H
Andrew Hamilton
New Jersey
Cambridge
Springfield
New York
John Singleton Copley
Conestoga Valley
Pennsylvania
Admiral Warren Inn
General Paok
Guide to National Presidential Libraries and Visits
A tour guide outlines access routes to five presidential libraries Hoover Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Johnson and their locations near major highways airports and cities. It notes building styles exhibits public access cost of admission and the sheer volume of documents inside each library, highlighting Johnson’s on campus site and Roosevelt’s historic Rose Garden and Johnson’s display Gifts from the American People.
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Johnson Library
Benedict Zobrist
Harry S. Truman
Austin
Disneyland
Iowa City
Iowa
Hoover Library
West Branch
Roosevelt
Hoover
Eisenhower
Johnson
Truman
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Des Moines
Davenport
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
U.S. 9
Poughkeepsie
Independence
U.S. 24
Kansas City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Salina
Oval Office
Truman Library
Navy
Eisenhower Library
University of Texas In
College Grounds
Texas Monumental
University of Texas
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Kennedy
Harvard University
Harvard Square
Nixon
University of Southern California
Roosevelt Library
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High Point Enterprise
Pearl Harbor
Thomas Harts Benton
Independence, Mo
Buck
Union
Ridge
Middle Colonies
Delaware
Lexington and Concord
Williamsburg
Eleanor
Hudson Valley
New York City
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
White House
Lark
James Whitehead
China
Belgium
Jackson County
Ida
Mamie Eisenhower
Europe
NATO Johnson
Tex
Hyde Park, N.Y
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