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Opened: 1941
Highlights: Built on the Roosevelt family's Hudson Valley
estate. The only library used by a sitting president. Houses 17
million pages of documents, including Eleanor Roosevelt's papers.
FDR home features the tiny radio studio from which he delivered
his famous fireside chats. He and Eleanor are buried here.
Harry S. Truman
Presidency: 1945-53
Location: Independence, Mo.
Opened: 1957
Highlights: A full-scale reproduction of the Truman Oval
Office, with his famous "The Buck Stops Here" sign on the desk;
his 1950 Lincoln Cosmopolitan presidential limousine; and exhibits
on his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Truman and his
wife, Bess, are buried here.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidency: 1953-61
Location: Abilene, Kan.
Opened: 1962
Highlights: Built around the site of Ike's boyhood home.
Library holds 22 million pages of Eisenhower documents from his
presidency; museum features extensive World War II memorabilia.
Ike and his wife, Mamie, are buried here.
John F. Kennedy
Presidency: 1961-63
Location: Boston
Opened: 1979
Highlights: Located on Dorchester Bay, where JFK's 26-foot
sloop, Vicura, is on display. JFK's voice is heard in the theaters
and 20 exhibit videos. Includes a dramatic exhibit on JFK's assassination.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Presidency: 1963-69
Location: Austin, Texas
Opened: 1971