USA Today sizes up the race for the George W. Bush presidential library.
In the competition to be the home of the George W. Bush presidential library and museum, communities and colleges across Texas are working every angle they've got. The prizes they're competing for are considerable: prestige, tourist dollars and jobs.Seven colleges or universities and the city of Arlington have until Sept. 15 to submit proposals for the library. They were asked to spell out how they'd raise $200 million to build it and what sorts of facilities they envision.
Bush recently mentioned offhandedly to a Los Angeles Times reporter that he plans to do some sort of faith-based work when he leaves Washington. That goal seems to fit with two of the hopeful institutions: SMU, which proclaims its religious affiliation in its name, and Baylor, a Baptist school.
Dallas and SMU would be more convenient for us personally. At any of the universities, it will be amusing to watch the vituperative reactions from leftist faculty.
Related:
• Texas A&M - George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
• Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
• U. of Texas - Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum