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Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary

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First Ladies Centennials

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The Presidential Timeline
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Presidential Libraries

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Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience. We preserve and provide access to historical materials, support research, and create interactive programs and exhibits that educate and inspire.

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Presidential Libraries present vast archives of documents, museums full of important Presidential artifacts, interesting educational and public programs, and informative web sites.

Research Presidential Documents
Presidential Libraries are repositories for the papers, records and historical materials of the Presidents. The Presidential Libraries work to ensure that these irreplaceable items are preserved and made available for the widest possible use by researchers.

Explore Public and Education Programs
Presidential Libraries give you the chance to see, hear, and participate in the events that changed our lives and made us who we are as a nation.

Presidential Staff Discuss White House Transitions

White House Transition InterviewsFormer White House staff discuss the presidential administrations from Richard M. Nixon to William Jefferson Clinton.

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Report on Alternative Models for Presidential Libraries

  • Report submitted to Congress in compliance with the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act, PL 110-404.
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