John Ferm on Presidential Homes nd Libraries
Our program on May 9th was a presentation by our own member, John Ferm. He has visited the homes of all of the American presidents, and he showed us pictures of those homes (or libraries) of presidents since 1900.
After a president’s term of office, our government opens a library in that person’s name and then places important documents and memorabilia in the building. Historians interested in studying a past president can have access to “inside” information when doing their research. Much of a president’s documentation is classified information, so full disclosure has to wait until sometime after the end of his term.
John covered the 25 presidents since the beginning of the 20th century.