presidential library
Commander-in-chief's repository
A presidential library is a museum and archive housing the papers, records, and artifacts from a U.S. president's administration.
Despite the name, these institutions function more as research centers and museums than lending libraries.
Each president since Herbert Hoover has one, typically located in the president's home state: We visited the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
Displays for viewing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
Oval Office · displays · docent · tour · interactive · multimedia · gift shop · visitor center
Formal written records
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- recordsStored data or albums
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
digitization · cataloging · repository · collection · microfilm · photographs · audiovisual · declassified
Organizational oversight and control
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- domestic policyGovernment actions within borders
legislation · vetoes · executive orders · speeches · press conferences · summit · diplomacy · campaign
Underlying support structure
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
accomplishments · historical significance · public memory · reputation · scholarship · biography · retrospective · assessment
Experts in a field
- historiansScholars of the past
- academicsProfessional researchers and teachers
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
grant · publication · monograph · analysis · interpretation · historiography · peer review · conference
exhibits
Displays for viewing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
replica · Oval Office · displays · docent · tour · interactive · multimedia · gift shop · visitor center · permanent collection
documents
Formal written records
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- recordsStored data or albums
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
preservation · digitization · cataloging · repository · collection · microfilm · photographs · audiovisual · declassified · papers
administration
Organizational oversight and control
- executive branchGovernment's implementing arm
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
domestic policy · legislation · vetoes · executive orders · speeches · press conferences · summit · diplomacy · campaign · election
foundation
Underlying support structure
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
administration · accomplishments · historical significance · public memory · reputation · scholarship · biography · retrospective · assessment · influence
scholars
Experts in a field
- historiansScholars of the past
- academicsProfessional researchers and teachers
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
fellowship · grant · publication · monograph · analysis · interpretation · historiography · peer review · conference · symposium
- cultural institutionsart museum, museum, history museum, national archive, archive
- educational siteszoo, aquarium, art museum, botanical garden, history museum
- presidencyOval Office, Washington, executive branch, veto, Adams
- 1980s AmericaRonald Reagan, Reagan, Iran-Contra, Contras, Sandinistas
- Bush 41Barbara Bush, Dan Quayle, Gulf War, Desert Storm, read my lips
- Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter, peanut farmer, Camp David Accords, Iran hostage crisis, Rosalynn Carter
presidential librarybookmobile
Vehicle serving as library
community library · branch library · prison library · school library · unmarked grave
presidential librarypublic library
Free community book repository
lending library · free library · community library · bookmobile · local library
presidential librarydocument shredding
Cutting papers into ribbons
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