Presidential Libraries Archives - Roadrunner Journeys

FDR’s Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York

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FDR Presidential Libary President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Presidential Library System in 1939 to serve as a repository for the documents of his administration. The library opened in 1941. Roosevelt stated that ". . . a Nation must believe in...

Georgia, Presidential Libraries

FDR’s Little White House

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FDR Museum Ensconced in the tall pines of Southwest Georgia in Warm Springs, Georgia is Franklin Roosevelt’s Little White House. The President purchased the land in 1926 after having been afflicted with polio in August 1921. This occurred just after...

Presidential Libraries, Texas

The Three Texas Presidential Libraries

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A posting I did for Dave's Travel Corner on the Texas Presidential Libraries. http://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-north-america/larger-life-texas-presidential-libraries/

Michigan, Presidential Libraries

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

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This is the posting I did on the Gerald Ford Presidential Library in Grand Rapids for Dave's Travel Corner. http://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-north-america/integrity-grand-rapids-gerald-r-ford-presidential-museum/

Presidential Libraries, Texas

Remembering a life-The Passing of Barbara Bush

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Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush, 92, died April 17, 2018. The wife of President George H. W. Bush (41) and President George W. Bush (43), she was only the second women in history to hold the distinction of being a...

California, Presidential Libraries

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

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Reagan Presidential Library A trip to Los Angeles in December 2017 brought an opportunity for my second visit to the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The library is perched on a hill that...

Presidential Libraries

Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, AK

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Clinton Presidential Library Located beside the Arkansas River, the Clinton Presidential library building was designed as a bridge to the future. Many locals think it looks more like a double-wide trailer but it is an impressive site as you approach...

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Presidential Libraries