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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
1.) Herbert Hoover Library and Museum
West Branch, IA
Fun facts about museum:
• Herbert Hoover was Iowa’s only president
• Permanent galleries about Hoover’s boyhood home
• Quarton Gallery showcases exhibits relating to American history
• Manuscripts, photographs and oral histories on Hoover
• Site contains Hoover’s birthplace cottage, blacksmith shop, Quaker Meeting house and gravesite of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover
hoover.archives.gov
2.) Harry S. Truman Library
Independence, MO
Fun facts about museum:
• Museum contains 30,000 objects
• Gifts from Truman from foreign heads of state
• Personal possessions of the Truman family, such as Truman’s hats
• Collection of 1,200 political cartoons
• Rotating exhibits on Truman’s presidency
3.) Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
Abilene, KS
Fun facts about museum
• Over 30,000 square feet of gallery space
• Exhibits on his careers as military leader
• Eisenhower boyhood home, statue and gravesite
• Five major galleries: introduction, changing exhibits, First Lady’s, military and presidential
4.) Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Austin, TX
Fun facts about museum:
• In midst of redesign of exhibit on life and legacy of Johnson
• Contains 45 million pages of historical documents
• Scheduled to reopen December 2012 with new interactive exhibits
• An animatronics statue of Johnson relates some of president’s personal stories
www.lbjlibrary.org
5.) Richard Nixon Library
Yorba Linda, CA
Fun facts about museum
• Highlights Nixon’s presidency, including his peace negotiations with People’s Republic of China
• Birthplace contains most of original furnishings, such as Nixon’s piano
• Contains memorabilia, formal clothing and photographs of Nixon’s private and public life
• Nixon’s government limousine and helicopter on display
www.nixonlibrary.org
6.) Gerald R. Ford Library
Grand Rapids, MI
Fun facts about museum:
• Museum is located in Grand Rapids, while the library is in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Rotating exhibits shared with entire Presidential libraries system and the Smithsonian Institution
• Interactive Cabinet Room lets visitors take part in Presidential decisions
• Allows guests to experience a day in the Oval Office through a sounds and light show
www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov
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