Remembering history the way they wished it had been
It’s Not Too Late!
Birthday greetings to former President Bush and the Mrs. may still be offered via the inter-net web servers of the Bush museum.
Shown above gaily celebrating amidst the Berlin Wall chunks which pervade his museum, the former President will actually mark the day at Kennebunkport, and you are not invited. But you can join museum staff in College Station June 12 for cake and punch!
The Ford Legacy: tiny, tiny White House
The death of a leader often prompts a look back, a renewed appreciation for their role in the Nation’s life. So it is with Gerald R. Ford.
The museum of his former CIA Director is now displaying a miniature White House whose creator claims Jerry asked him to build it as part of the heal-a-thon which was the Ford Administration.
BUILDING THE LEGACY
Out of power, but forever in their letterheads.
Jeb Bush was denied an honorary degree by the University of Florida, and now the state legislature may slap his name on the University’s College of Education.
LIKE FATHER?
The Bush Library Blog casts a longing look back at the Bush Texas A & M museum.
As presidentists might say, what lessons does College Station hold for SMU in how The Family deals with pesky academics quibbling with their greatness?
Let’s just say that the Profs are expected to stay on message.
