[Magdalen] Pause for thought

[Jay Weigel]

I have been to the Eisenhower Library but I think that's the only one. I
have also visited the Andrew Johnson museum as it's in the town next door
to where I lived and I took Yitzhak there when he visited. He was a Civil
War buff and we visited a lot of local Ciil War sites. The Woodrow Wilson
museum is next door to here, basically, but I don't have a lot of use for
him, so I haven't bothered. I might take the grandsons there though.


On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 9:05 PM Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:

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> >From: Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
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> >To: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
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> >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
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> >"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
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> >Micah 6:8
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> >On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com>
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> >> >From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com>
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> >> >Sent: Jan 1, 2017 2:22 AM
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> >> >To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
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> >> >Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pause for thought
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> >> >We have the ancestral home of FDR and his library rolled into one, and
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> >> >there are some displays regarding eleanor as well. Eleanor did not
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> >> >to that house after FDR died, preferring to live much more simply at
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> >> >former furniture factory, Valkill. From where we live, we can easily
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> >> >so it is a great place for reenactments and such. The fields around
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> >> >WW II is very big.
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> >> >As you approach the library hosting building, you'll see a little
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> >> >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
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> >> >of the Roosevelts.  It is a tiny church, but the parishioners have big
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> >> >James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
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> >> >*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
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> >> >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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> >> >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM, ROGER STOKES <
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> >> >> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
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> >> >> > I arrived in Little Rock yesterday afternoon after several hours on
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> >> I-40.
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> >> >> > As I dropped down towards the city I saw billboards proclaiming
> "Time
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> >> >> > drain the swamp", "We've kicked the establishment out", "Make
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> >> >> great
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> >> >> > again" and "Crooked Hillary". Is draining the swamp consistent with
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> >> >> > those who have the money in the cabinet? Which presidential
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> >> >> > indicted and whose Foundation is under investigation and been
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> >> >> > soliciting donations in New York State?
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> >> >> > Today I went to the Presidential Library, the first time I have
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> >> >> > such an establishment so I don't know how it compares with the
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> >> >> > There were displays about Bill and Hillary Clinton's early lives
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> >> >> > significant events during the Clinton presidency. They referred to
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> >> >> > and growth in the National Debt - and to the fact that the labor
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> >> >> > One of the clips from the end of his presidency referred to his
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> >> >> > that the USA would maintain its place in the global sphere,
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> >> >> > interdependence and prosperity for the benefit of all. As I left
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> >> >> > volunteer guides thanked me for visiting and I observed that it had
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> >> >> > me much to think about in the present context both sides of the
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> >> >> > the end of the tour in the tasting room the guide observed he
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> >> >> --
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> >> >> If no one has told you that they love you today,
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> >> >> let me be the first.
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> >> >> brud
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> >> I have been wondering if there are any former presidents who do not
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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.
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