William J. Clinton Presidential Center

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 27 May 2013   189 views   


Arkansas-Mississippi Road Trip Part 1 (View Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)

Arkansas & Mississippi, two states I never thought I would ever visit (it never crossed my mind)… Yet last weekend, there we were on another adventure, from Little Rock to Natchez via Vicksburg.
map of little rock arkansas to vicksburg, mississippi

We flew in to Little Rock, Arkansas early Friday evening and upon arriving in Little Rock, we drove around the city to check out the capital building and to see the historic Little Rock Central High School, which played a key role in the American Civil Rights Movement.

Historic Little Rock Central High School, AR, Arkansas, Civil Rights Movement, Segregation
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Historic Little Rock Central High School, AR, Arkansas, Civil Rights Movement, Segregation
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Little Rock Capital Building, AR, Arkansas
Capital Building

Little Rock war memorial statue, capital building, AR, Arkansas
War Memorial

Little Rock Capital Building Confederate statue, AR, Akansas
Statue commemorating the fallen Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War.

Early Saturday morning we headed to Bill Clinton’s presidential library before heading down to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
Husband was marveling at how the stand supported the building. I was marveling at how much it resembles a trailer. :D

Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas

Clinton Gore campaign memorabilia, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas

Ask me about my government, campaign memorabilia, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
“The one that you’ve been waiting for.” I am sure that line was used many times….

pinbacks, buttons, campaign political memorabilia, My Husband Bill Clinton for president, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
I wonder how many women wore this button….

Political campaign memorabilia, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
I need a top like this.

Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
The first floor of the library was mostly filled with text documents.

Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas

Budget surplus, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas

Nesting dolls world leaders, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
Nesting dolls of world leaders: Bill Clinton, George Bush, Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, John Major, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterand, and the tiniest one is Saddam Hussein.

Hillary tired relaxing, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
Working hard on AirForce One…

Saxophones, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas

Eater eggs of presidents, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas
Eggheads

cowboy boots, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas

office, Bill William J. Clinton Presidential Library Museum, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas


After the Clinton Museum, we headed south. We stopped by the Wiley A. McGeehee park, which was too pretty to pass by without stopping.

trees, pond, Wiley A McGeehee Park swamp, AR, Arkansas
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turtles on a log, trees, pond, Wiley A McGeehee Park swamp, AR, Arkansas
Turtles!

gazebo, trees, pond, Wiley A McGeehee Park swamp, AR, Arkansas

trees, pond, Wiley A McGeehee Park swamp, AR, Arkansas

Read on for part 2 of our Arkansas-Mississippi road trip: http://leonids.us/historical/cedar-grove-mansion/


  • http://micahstubz.com Micah

    Very cool. By the way, we took the family to the Grand Canyon and Bearizona this weekend. I’ll try to get a blog post from it soon.

    • admin

      Very cool! Would love to see that post soon! :) I hope you guys enjoyed it there!