What is housed in a Presidential library?
• A Presidential library is a rich resource about a particular President as well as about the times in which he lived. • The papers and records created by, for, or about a President during his life and career comprise the holdings of all Presidential libraries. • The papers and records document the personal and professional lives of a President, his family, close friends, and business and political associates, revealing the details about a President’s family life, career, and White House activities. • Along with the papers and records, a Presidential library contains thousands of feet of motion picture film and videotape, as well as millions of still pictures revealing all aspects of a President’s life before, during, and after the White House. This rich resource of audiovisual materials may include home movies, official White House photographs, and audiotapes of Presidential conversations. • Additionally, a Presidential library contains thousands of artifacts, the objects that documen
