Comments on: In Atlanta http://www.waxapple.org/brad/blog/archives/55 Brad's Musings and Meanderings Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Brad http://www.waxapple.org/brad/blog/archives/55#comment-7 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.waxapple.org/brad/blog/archives/55#comment-7 Well...hard to say how much of a role his humility played in the design, but his library DOES in fact contain mementos from both his pre- and post-Presidency, but much of the content is informational displays involving the causes he promotes - instead of displaying, say, the jacket he wore to his inauguration. Remarkably, probably my favorite of the Presedential Libraries that I have visited belongs to Gerald R. Ford, because he made it dyanmic and fun with lots of displays and memorabilia from his life, although his Presidency doesn't exactly stand out as the most memorable one we've ever seen. Well…hard to say how much of a role his humility played in the design, but his library DOES in fact contain mementos from both his pre- and post-Presidency, but much of the content is informational displays involving the causes he promotes - instead of displaying, say, the jacket he wore to his inauguration.

Remarkably, probably my favorite of the Presedential Libraries that I have visited belongs to Gerald R. Ford, because he made it dyanmic and fun with lots of displays and memorabilia from his life, although his Presidency doesn’t exactly stand out as the most memorable one we’ve ever seen.

]]> by: Geo. http://www.waxapple.org/brad/blog/archives/55#comment-5 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:32:48 +0000 http://www.waxapple.org/brad/blog/archives/55#comment-5 Brad, I don't think it was Carter's humble nature that makes his library small--I think it is because he did not accomplish very much during his time in office. He's been much more effective since then. Brad, I don’t think it was Carter’s humble nature that makes his library small–I think it is because he did not accomplish very much during his time in office. He’s been much more effective since then.

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