November 12, 2004

Presidential Libraries Are Valuable Reflections of Their Eras

By MICHAEL NELSON

According to Jon Stewart and the other Daily Show authors of the best-selling America (The Book), a presidential library consists of a tiny room of public records, a large room of sealed records, and a vast museum featuring exhibits like "The President as Young Man," "The President as President," and "The President as Angry Coot."

Apply the usual satirist's discount, and Stewart and Company are not wildly off the mark. Presidential libraries, including the new Clinton library,

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