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The Future of Presidential Libraries

December 19, 2023
The Future of Presidential Libraries
The Future of Presidential Libraries

The Future of Presidential Libraries

Paul Noel Chretien, Tim Naftali, Matthew Connelly, Warren Finch, and Mark Lawrence
December 19, 2023

Paul Noel Chretien, a Public Interest Declassification Board Board Member and retired Central Intelligence Agency Officer, moderated a discussion with Tim Naftali, a clinical associate professor of History and Public Policy at New York University; Matthew Connelly, a professor of History at Columbia University; Warren Finch, the former director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library; and Mark Lawrence, the director of the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. The conversation explored the role of presidential libraries, the issues they face, and the future of these institutions.


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