I flew into Little Rock Airport on a Thursday morning for a quick visit to the Clinton Library and two other sites. The trip was a whirlwind, but as always, I met insightful people and learned much. Three sites in...
Category: Presidential Libraries
Visiting Presidential Libaries
Kansas, Presidential Libraries
Three museums not to be missed in Kansas City, Missouri
I journeyed to Kansas City in October. I have traveled there before to visit the World War I museum, which is an amazing piece of architecture and a spectacular museum. On this trip, I wanted to visit three museums, two...
Massachusetts, Presidential Libraries
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA
JFK Library, Boston, Massachusetts Located on Boston Harbor, the Kennedy Library serves as a testament to President John F. Kennedy, the youngest person to be elected to the office of President at age 43. He has been the only President...
California, Presidential Libraries
Nixon Presidential Library, Yorba Linda, California
Nixon Presidential Library The 37th President of the United States Richard M. Nixon will be remembered for two things, Watergate and his resignation of the Office of President. The Nixon Presidential Library opened 1990, four years before the President's death...
Georgia, Presidential Libraries
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Atlanta, GA
Carter Presidential Library The Carter Center and Jimmy Carter Presidential Library located near downtown in Atlanta is the site of the Presidential Library for the thirty-ninth President, Georgia born James Earl Carter. The Center and Library were dedicated in October...
Ohio, Presidential Libraries
“General Hayes” The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum, Fremont, Ohio
Hayes Presidential Library and Museum The Rutherford B. Hayes Museum and Presidential library is located in Fremont, Ohio. The museum honoring the 19th President of the United States has the distinction of being the first Presidential library created. It opened...
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Presidential Libraries
2019 Travels with Roadrunner Journeys
I never thought that as I drove toward Dallas in January 2019, that I would end the year having driven over twelve thousand miles in 2019. Flying the 737 Simulator at the Delta Flight Museum Travel is the one thing...
Ohio, Presidential Libraries
Two Assassinated Ohio Presidents and their continuing legacy
Ohio Presidential history is filled with stories about the seven Presidents that hail from Ohio. The stories of James A. Garfield and William McKinley, who were assassinated only twenty years apart, begs the question, “what if they had survived?” Garfield...
Mississippi, Presidential Libraries
Small but Mighty: Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library Ulysses S. Grant, at only five feet eight inches tall, was an unimposing man, but he mightily distinguished himself both as a warrior and a statesman. The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum located...
New York, Presidential Libraries
FDR’s Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York
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...
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