Presidential libraries and museums / Christian A. Nappo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nappo, Christian A., 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Archives--Directories.

Presidents.

Presidential libraries--United States--Directories.

Presidential libraries.

United States.

Genre:

Directories.

Archives.

Physical Description:

xix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

Presidential libraries and museums are national monuments dedicated to the memories of men who served as America's commander-in-chief. There are twenty-five (soon to be twenty-six) presidential libraries and museums. Following an introductory overview of presidential libraries and museums and their history, comprehensive entries of each site are arranged from George Washington to George W. Bush, with information included about the current plans for Barack Obama's library. Each entry contains information on: Location and history, Endowments, Opening hours, number of visitors, and other facts, Collections and permanent exhibits, This first reference guide to all twenty-five libraries and museums is a ready reference providing readers with quick and reliable information. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington and the Donald W. Reynolds Museum Education Center at Mount Vernon 1

2 John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library 7

3 James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library 13

4 Stone Library at the Adams National Historical Park 18

5 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 24

6 President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library 32

7 Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library 37

8 Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums 44

9 Research Library at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site 50

10 William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum 57

11 Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum 65

12 Calvin Collidge Presidential Library and Museum at the Forbes Library 73

13 Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum 79

14 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 89

15 Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum 103

16 Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home 119

17 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum 129

18 Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum 144

19 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum 154

20 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum 167

21 Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum 175

22 Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum 186

23 George Bush Presidential Library and Museum 198

24 William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum 206

25 George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum 215

26 Future Presidential Libraries and Museums 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Nappo, Christian A., 1976- author. Presidential libraries and museums

ISBN:

9781442271357

1442271353

OCLC:

1019837663