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Article: Bill's New Bridge; The Clinton presidential library in Little Rock stunningly evokes the 'bridge to the 21st century' he envisioned. And guess who kept tweaking the design?(former U.S. president Bill Clinton)
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- Newsweek
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- September 13, 2004
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Byline: Cathleen McGuigan (Graphic by John Sparks)
As former president Bill Clinton was facing heart surgery in a New York hospital last week, workers were busy finishing up his presidential library in Little Rock, set to open Nov. 18. The stunning bridge-like structure will hold his memorabilia and 80 million pages of papers from his two terms, more documents than any other president's. It even has a time capsule, with Bill and Hillary's best-selling books and stuff like a Diet Coke can and a cell phone--sure to look quaint when the capsule is opened in 2104. But will the building itself stand the test of time? Just as presidents try to shape the long view of ...
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