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- You won't find information on the Iran-Contra scandal at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Roger Cooper goes to the Reagan and Nixon libraries and asks whether or not they offer an accurate history or flattering tributes. (TRT: 8:10)

- The Brad Blog’s “Bush ‘Presidential’ Library May Be Built at SMU on Land Purchased From ‘Intimidated’ Residents”
- Clinton Foundation
- HNN’s “Look Before You Leap Into Presidential Libraries” Blog
- Jeremy Zawodny’s Blog’s “Air Force One at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Museum”
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
- The National Archives’ Presidential Libraries Website
- Nixon Presidential Materials
- The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation
- Witness for the Prosecution’s “Bush’s Folly: The Presidential Library & Neoconservative Boot Camp/Bordello” Blog
Presidential Libraries: History or Spin?
Last updated: May 10, 2009
Reporter's NOTES
Roger Cooper
Presidential libraries are institutions that take the long view over time. But you can see evidence of change at both presidential libraries in our state.
At Simi Valley, Calif., the presidential jet Air Force One has been added to the Reagan displays. And in Yorba Linda, I saw major construction at the Nixon Library as it prepares to move under federal supervision for the first time in its 17-year history. I found that the directors of both institutions are keenly aware of the debate over the proper role of presidential libraries in our nation and are searching for ways to keep their museums relevant in the internet age.
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Yes, presidential libraries should include everything. Nothing should be held back.
Everything is part of history, and future generations are entitled to know all the facts. If the Bible depicts the prophets and kings with warts and all, then American history should do the same.
Grace Hampton - Burbank, California