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FDR stablished the first presidential library, at a time that most presidential records were considered private property. That aside, setting aside presidentia
by altcognito 6y ago
FDR stablished the first presidential library, at a time that most presidential records were considered private property.
That aside, setting aside presidential documents of particularly historical times is a useful exercise.
- nickff 6y agoOne biography of FDR (I cannot recall which one), described a conversation with an aide (Harry Hopkins I believe), where FDR chuckled to himself at how little historians would find in the library, as he'd gotten rid of so much.
- bigbubba 6y agoI'd like to think we've made some progress since then. Or at least aspire to...