[Magdalen] Pause for thought

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

That I don't know, but it has been a sort of goal to see that there is a
home for the papers for each of the presidents.

There's a list of some of the resources:
http://www.museumregister.com/400Categories/usa_presidential.html

Just north of here is the birthplace of Martin van Buren, the only
President whose native language was Dutch.

https://www.nps.gov/mava/index.htm

We have enough Hudson River villas around here to keep the tourist
intrigued for a couple of seasons....

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:

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> >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
> >
> >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.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM, ROGER STOKES <
> >> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> > 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
>
> Joe
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