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William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

The official logo
The main building

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park is a presidential library created to honor the life and achievements of President of the United States Bill Clinton. It's in Little Rock, Arkansas. It's the eleventh of the thirteen presidential libraries in the United States.[1][2]

There's a part of the center where, if Clinton wants to, can serve as his final resting place.[3]

William J. Clinton Presidential Center And Park Media

  • Then-President George W. Bush along with former U.S. presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter at the library's dedication

  • The main gallery, in the interior of the main building, is modeled after the Long Room of Trinity College, Dublin.

  • The archives building (in the background) contains by far the greatest amount of records for a president.

  • Choctaw Station, a restored train station

  • The Rock Island Railroad Bridge (before restoration) is a now-defunct railroad bridge.

  • One exhibit at the library features a bike given to Clinton by Lance Armstrong

  • The lower area of the main gallery houses a timeline

  • Bill Clinton's presidential limousine on display at the library

  • The glass screen, which acts as a sunscreen, is on the main building's western face.

References

  1. ↑ "Clinton presidential library opens in Arkansas". Xinhuanet (Xinhua News Agency). November 18, 2004. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/18/content_2235375.htm. Retrieved December 18, 2009. 
  2. ↑ Velshi, Ali; Kiernan, Pat; Clarkin, Greg (May 5, 2004). "Alsobrook Named Director of The Clinton Presidential Library". The Financial Times (Financial Times Ltd). http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21243524_ITM. Retrieved December 19, 2009. 
  3. ↑ Q. Seelye, Katharine (November 18, 2004). "Clinton Library Reflects Its Subject's Volatile Era". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/politics/18library.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all. Retrieved December 19, 2009. 

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