Here, if you’re really interested. Their main purpose is to give the public access to their records and papers so they can’t just hide them in a bathroom
I like Obama, but honestly I am not wild about this. Presidential libraries don’t need to be opulent monuments. And the amount of private money going into them is an avenue for corruption.
given all that is going on this is a minor thing, but the fuck is going on with Americans building temples and monuments to functionaries?
Yhea, in theory they are libraries and open for the community, but in reality, they are temples commemorating war criminals
Here, if you’re really interested. Their main purpose is to give the public access to their records and papers so they can’t just hide them in a bathroom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_library_system
Cant they just upload them on a website?
Yes, and in this case they actually did. The Barack Obama Presidential Library is a fully online library. The center is a separate monument.
I like Obama, but honestly I am not wild about this. Presidential libraries don’t need to be opulent monuments. And the amount of private money going into them is an avenue for corruption.
They think they’re Roman.