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100
Ronald Reagan referred to presidential libraries as "Classrooms of ________."
What is Democracy?
100
In 1955, Congress passed this important piece of legislation to establish presidential libraries.
What is the Presidential Libraries Act?
100
The Hoover Institute, a part of Stanford University, was rejected as a site for this president's library because of Stanford's unease about being affiliated with this president from California.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
100
The Clinton Presidential Library is located in this state.
What is Arkansas?
200
Although this president served during the Civil War, his library didn't open until 2005.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This recent president signed an order that broadened presidents’ ability to block the release of White House records to the public.
Who is George W. Bush?
200
Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 (PRMPA) was created in response to the political scandals surrounding this President while in office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
200
Nearly every modern presidential library includes a replica of this important room.
What is the Oval Office?
300
While in office in 1939, this president donated his personal papers to the Federal Government, leading to his reputation as the "father of presidential libraries."
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
300
The Presidential Records Act of 1978 changed the status of presidential papers from private property to property of this entity.
What is the Federal Government?
300
Members of the School of Theology at Southern Methodist University were only some of the voices of dissent about the proposed site for this president's library, calling his policies "ethically egregious."
Who is George W. Bush?
300
Although the fall of the Berlin Wall took place after his term was complete, this president has a permanent monument to that event at his Library.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
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