the Clinton Presidential Library

Next stop - the William J Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, AR.  We've gone through several now, starting with the Gerald Ford Library in Grand Rapids, MI, and found each to be memorable in its own way.  My favorite continues to be, surprisingly, the Ford Library.

In any event, since we were already in Arkansas it made sense for us to stop here, and wander around reading, looking, and taking photos.  As we peered into the mock Oval Office, the security guard told us that Clinton often just "shows up" and will sit down to visit with people . . . but he wasn't there on this day.  The other presidential libraries we have visited seemed respectful of the times of the president, and quietly horrific of the responsibilities.  The Clinton Library leaves me cold.  Maybe it would improve with the passage of time but this seems clearly to be an honorarium to Clinton without much acknowledgment of the roles that others may have played.

In the photo here, Lonna is looking at one of the center displays and on the left, stack after stack of files, and to the left of them, documentation regarding specific events or themes during the time of his presidency.