Presidential Libraries

PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

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IowaHerbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum

Iowa

 

31st President: The 32,000 sq.ft. library was opened to the public in 1962. Located behind the Library are the flat white marble gravestones of President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2011 November👨👩

New YorkFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

New York

 

32nd President: The first presidential library built in the United States. Roosevelt visited the library often during the war to sort and classify his records and memorabilia.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2022 October👨👩

MissouriHarry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum

Missouri

 

33rd President: Truman actively participated in the day-to-day operation of the Library, training docents and visiting with school students. Truman was buried in the courtyard alongside his wife.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2011 July👨👩

KansasDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum

Kansas

 

34th President: Includes the library, museum, Eisenhower's boyhood home, and his gravesite. The museum includes a war gallery, Mamie's style section, and a section on Ike's election and presidency.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2012 June👨👩

MassachusettsJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Massachusetts

 

35th President: The library and museum were dedicated in 1979 and includes special materials beyond JFK, such as books and papers by Ernest Hemingway.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2017 March👨👩

TexasLyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library & Museum

Texas

 

36th President: The Library was dedicated in 1971, with Johnson and President Nixon in attendance. The Library occupies a 14-acre campus independent from The University of Texas at Austin.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2015 September👨👩

CaliforniaRichard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

California

 

37th President: The nine acre library and museum was dedicated in 1990 and is the final resting place of Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2015 September👨👩

MichiganGerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

Michigan

 

38th President: Unlike other units, Ford's library and museum are located approximately 130 miles apart. The Museum houses 20,000 artifacts from the life and career of President and Mrs. Ford.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2023 August👨👩

GeorgiaJimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum

Georgia

 

39th President: Houses President Carter's papers and materials relating to his administration. Also hosts special exhibits such as Carter's Nobel Peace Prize and a full-scale replica of the Oval Office.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2016 April👨👩

CaliforniaRonald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum

California

 

40th President: The final resting place of Ronald W. Reagan. The largest of all units, it includes a 90,000-square-foot exhibit hangar with Reagan's Air Force One Boeing 707.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2015 September👨👩

TexasGeorge H. W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum

Texas

 

41st President: Dedicated in 1997, the museum has 20,000 square feet of exhibit space. Permanent exhibits convey the essence of George Bush's life and public service career.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2018 March👨👩

ArkansasWilliam J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum

Arkansas

 

42nd President: Contains 2 million photos, 80 million documents, 21 million e-mails, and 79,000 artifacts from the Clinton presidency. The museum also includes a replica of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2017 February👨👩

TexasGeorge W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum

Texas

 

43rd President: The 207,000 square feet complex is the repository for domestic and foreign Presidential gifts as well as other donated artifacts relating to the life and career of President Bush and Mrs. Bush.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2014 January👨👩


IllinoisAbraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Illinois

 

16th President: The library brings to life Lincoln's story through immersive exhibits and original artifacts.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2021 November👨👩

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library & MuseumUlysses S. Grant Presidential Library & Museum

Mississippi

 

18th President: Located at Mississippi State University. Presents Grant's life from cadet to elder statesman.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: Not Yet Visited

OhioRutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museum

Ohio

 

19th President: Includes the museum, home, tomb, and Spiegel Grove.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2023 August👨👩

OhioWilliam McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

Ohio

 

25th President: Includes memorial and tomb, artifact collection, historic town replica, and planetarium.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2023 August👨👩

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library & MuseumTheodore Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

North Dakota

 

26th President: Under construction in the North Dakota Badlands. Not yet open to the public.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: Not Yet Visited

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & MuseumWoodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Virginia

 

28th President: Campus includes museum, Wilson's home, Library, and gardens.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: Not Yet Visited

OhioWarren G. Harding Presidential Library & Museum

Ohio

 

29th President: Currently under construction and not yet open to the public.
Not a unit of the National Archives.

 

Date Of First Visit: 2023 August👨👩



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