NationMaster - Encyclopedia: William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park includes the Clinton presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service, established by Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. Image File history File linksMetadata Clinton_pres_library. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Clinton_pres_library. ... There is also a Littlerock, California. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Clinton_library. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Clinton_library. ... The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The presidential seal was first used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...

Located within a Little Rock, Arkansas city park, the facility, designed by architect James Polshek, cantilevers over the Arkansas River, echoing Clinton's famous campaign promise of "building a bridge to the 21st century." Nickname: Rocktown, The Rock, Capital City Coordinates: Country United States State Arkansas County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Mayor Jim Dailey Mayor-Elect: Mark Stodola [1] Area - City 302. ... James Polshek (born 1930) is an American architect currently residing in New York. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

The archives and library at the William J. Clinton Library and Museum are the second largest after the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, containing two million photographs, 80 million pages of documents, 21 million e-mail messages, and nearly 80,000 artifacts from the Clinton presidency. The museum within the site showcases artifacts from Clinton's term and includes a full-scale replica of the Clinton-era Oval Office; other occupants of the Center include the Clinton School of Public Service, and the offices of the Clinton Foundation. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1353x246, 82 KB) Summary Entrance sign to the Clinton Presidential Center. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1353x246, 82 KB) Summary Entrance sign to the Clinton Presidential Center. ... The inner courtyard of the library. ... The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States, in the West Wing of the White House, built in 1909. ... The Clinton School of Public Service is a branch of the University of Arkansas. ... Bill Clinton in Africa on behalf of the Clinton Foundation The William J. Clinton Foundation was established by former President of the United States Bill Clinton. ...

The park is a leading example of urban renewal. It was built on the site of abandoned railroad tracks of the defunct Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The public service school is housed in a former passenger train terminal, and a railroad bridge across the Arkansas River, leading to North Little Rock, is in the process of being converted into a pedestrian bridge. Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ... The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ... The Arkansas River flows through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. ... North Little Rock is a city located in Pulaski County, Arkansas. ...

Opened on November 18, 2004, the Clinton Presidential Center cost $165 million to construct and covers 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²) within a 28 acre (113,000 m²) park. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Categories: Landmarks in Arkansas | Bill Clinton | Libraries in Arkansas | Little Rock, Arkansas | Presidential libraries This is a list of United States Presidential libraries. ... The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was built in Springfield, Illinois in the historic downtown section, near many other Lincoln sites. ... Long before Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the system of Presidential Libraries the Rutherford B. Hayes Center Library in Fremont, Ohio was opened in 1916 and is therefore the first actual Presidential Library and the only one for a presidency of the 19th century. ... The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library is located at the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, at 18–24 North Coalter Street in Staunton, Virginia. ... The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum is presidential library of 30th U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. ... The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the Presidential library of President Herbert Hoover. ... The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library is the first of the United States presidential libraries. ... The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a library and museum dedicated to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials relating to former President Harry S. Truman. ... The Eisenhower Presidential Center includes the Eisenhower presidential library, President Dwight David Eisenhowers boyhood home, Museum, and gravesite. ... The John F Kennedy Library The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library is the presidential library and museum of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. ... Lyndon B. Johnson library in Austin, Texas. ... The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace is the presidential library of Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States, located at 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard in Yorba Linda, California. ... The Gerald R. Ford Museum is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is part of National Archives and Records Administrations presidential library system. ... The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia houses U.S. President Jimmy Carters papers and other material relating to the Carter administration and the Carter familys life. ... The inner courtyard of the library. ... Library entrance The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. ... The George W. Bush Presidential Library is the future presidential library of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States. ...

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