Presidential Libraries Are Valuable Reflections of Their Eras

Anonymous Patron writes The Chronicle: Presidential Libraries Are Valuable Reflections of Their Eras Presidential libraries, including the new Clinton library, scheduled to open in Little Rock, Ark., on November 18, are more museums than records and, at least initially, more closed records than public ones.

Like the other libraries, Clinton’s is sure to be criticized, although less for how it operates than for what it represents. Presidential libraries have been lambasted for their cost and extravagance, for dispersing important documents to inconvenient locations, and for reifying a president-centered approach to American history.”