[Magdalen] Pause for thought

[Joseph Cirou]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 1, 2017 8:10 PM
>To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pause for thought
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>Only the presidents from Herbert Hoover on have libraries:
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>https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries
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>Kate
>
>"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
>humbly with your God?"
>Micah 6:8
>
>On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
>> >Sent: Jan 1, 2017 2:22 AM
>> >To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> >Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pause for thought
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>> >We have the ancestral home of FDR and his library rolled into one, and
>> >there are some displays regarding eleanor as well. Eleanor did not return
>> >to that house after FDR died, preferring to live much more simply at her
>> >former furniture factory, Valkill. From where we live, we can easily walk
>> >to Eleanor's place.  The library and residence has a lot of land around
>> it,
>> >so it is a great place for reenactments and such. The fields around there
>> >are sometimes filled with tents and military equipment of the reenactors.
>> >WW II is very big.
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>> >As you approach the library hosting building, you'll see a little
>> sculpture
>> >of Fala, one of the most famous White House companions.
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>> >I am attending St. James, Hyde Park, which is essentially the estate
>> church
>> >of the Roosevelts.  It is a tiny church, but the parishioners have big
>> >hearts.
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>> >
>> >James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> >*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> >except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
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>> >On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >> Truman's Library is fun, and very close by.
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>> >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM, ROGER STOKES <
>> >> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
>> >> > wrote:
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>> >> > I arrived in Little Rock yesterday afternoon after several hours on
>> I-40.
>> >> > As I dropped down towards the city I saw billboards proclaiming "Time
>> to
>> >> > drain the swamp", "We've kicked the establishment out", "Make America
>> >> great
>> >> > again" and "Crooked Hillary". Is draining the swamp consistent with
>> >> putting
>> >> > those who have the money in the cabinet? Which presidential candidate
>> was
>> >> > indicted and whose Foundation is under investigation and been barred
>> from
>> >> > soliciting donations in New York State?
>> >> > Today I went to the Presidential Library, the first time I have been
>> to
>> >> > such an establishment so I don't know how it compares with the other
>> >> ones.
>> >> > There were displays about Bill and Hillary Clinton's early lives and
>> >> about
>> >> > significant events during the Clinton presidency. They referred to the
>> >> > gloomy prognostications that his program would lead to another
>> depression
>> >> > and growth in the National Debt - and to the fact that the labor
>> market
>> >> > increased in size and the deficit he inherited was turned into a
>> surplus.
>> >> > One of the clips from the end of his presidency referred to his
>> >> confidence
>> >> > that the USA would maintain its place in the global sphere, promoting
>> >> > interdependence and prosperity for the benefit of all. As I left one
>> of
>> >> the
>> >> > volunteer guides thanked me for visiting and I observed that it had
>> given
>> >> > me much to think about in the present context both sides of the pond.
>> >> From
>> >> > there I went to the Rock Town Distillery, founded after the 2008
>> crash.
>> >> At
>> >> > the end of the tour in the tasting room the guide observed he thought
>> he
>> >> > might need lots of whiskey to get through the next four years.
>> >> > Roger
>> >> >
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>> >> --
>> >> If no one has told you that they love you today,
>> >> let me be the first.
>> >> brud
>> >>
>> I have been wondering if there are any former presidents who do not have a
>> library
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>> Joe
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I knew about the Hoover Library  I think President Hoover was still alive when it was inaugurated. He died at over 90 I seem to remember the inauguration from the child or teen age years. I guess many of the previous presidents have museums at their principal residence. I remember the Rutherford B Hayes residence; of course most of the older presidents have large mansions. I have gone to Mt Vernon, the Hermitage, and Monticello and I believe Monroe and Madison also had large estates. So I am thinking about John and John Quincy Adams and VanBuren and the following president. 

Joe Cirou