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"Presidential Libraries and Fall Foliage of the Midwest"©
November 12-20, 2008
While serving in office President Franklin D. Roosevelt inventoried
the vast quantities of papers and other materials he and his staff
had accumulated. Up to that time, many Presidential papers and
records had either been lost, destroyed, sold for profit, or ruined
by poor storage conditions. President Roosevelt sought a viable
solution. Advised by a number of noted historians and scholars,
he established a public repository to preserve the evidence of
the Presidency for future generations. Beginning a tradition that
continues to this day, Roosevelt raised funds from private resources
for the new facility and then designated its operation by the United
States government through the National Archives. This Tour takes
you by Deluxe Motorcoach through the American Midwest at the
height of Fall Foliage as you travel to FIVE Presidential Libraries.
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ITINERARY: 9 Days / 8 Nights
DAY 1:
Travel to The City of Fountains — Kansas City, Missouri via deluxe motor coach.
DAY 2:
Day Trip west to Abilene, Kansas for a tour of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. The
massive glass entry to the Library is highlighted with bronze work, depicting a buffalo head and blue stem grass.
Loreda Chiaro marble from Italy covers the walls, and the floors are Roman travertine trimmed with Breche d'Alep
and Rouge Fleuri marble from France.
Day 3:
Day Trip to Independence, Missouri, for a tour of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. The
major issues and events of Harry Truman’s Presidency are highlighted in a new 10,500 square foot exhibition, the
centerpiece of the Library’s ambitious renovation. A new permanent exhibition features the personal side of the life
of Harry Truman and his family, primarily through the many letters exchanged between Harry and Bess over the
years. Upon returning to Kansas City you’ll tour the new $26 million World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
which contains a glass floor raised several feet above a field of red poppies, representing the 9-million combat
deaths of the war and a stunning recreation of No Man's Land, a 90 foot-long replica trench and a three-story
screen depicting scenes from "the war to end all wars."
Day 4:
A visit to the Hallmark Visitor Center where you will step inside the creative minds of Hallmarks artists and writers,
view the 75 Emmy Awards won by the Hallmark Hall of Fame, walk through history with artifacts from over 90 years
of Hallmark history, and watch a skilled press operator as he produces a real Hallmark card. This afternoon, tour
the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the historic 18th and Vine District.
You’ll savor a delectable Kansas City barbeque dinner tonight.
DAY 5:
You'll travel to West Branch, Iowa, for a visit to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum to experience
the many sides of Iowa’s only President. The galleries begin with Hoover’s boyhood in Iowa, and continue on to the
Waldorf Towers in New York, where he spent the final years of his life.
DAY 6:
The tour continues on to Springfield, Illinois, home of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, containing
re-creations depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his boyhood days in the log cabin through his journey to the
White House, culminating with the Ford's Theater, a recreation of the Presidential box, and the Funeral Train, a
gallery displaying a map of the route of Lincoln's funeral train together with advertisements and announcements
inviting mourners to pay their last respects.
DAY 7:
En route to Little Rock, we'll also stop in Fulton, Missouri to visit the Churchill Museum, dedicated to the life and
legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the 20th Century. Located on the campus of Westminster College, the site
of Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain Speech”, this memorial is housed in the beautiful and historic Church of St.
Mary the Virgin of Aldermanbury. This 12th century London church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and
redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677. Nearly three centuries later, it was again destroyed by German
incendiary bombs, and marked for demolition until Wren’s graceful masterpiece was saved by a bold idea to move
it to its present site. Sir Winston Churchill himself was intrigued by the imaginative idea of a restored Wren church
in America’s heartland.
DAY 8:
Travel to Little Rock, Arkansas, where you'll have a leisurely evening on your own.
DAY 9:
Today's highlight is a guided tour the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, home to the largest
archival and museum holdings of any in the Presidential Library system. Have a peak into the Oval Office, or
imagine yourself discussing the fate of the country, as you sit in the chair of Madeleine Albright, Bruce Babbit, or
another member of the Presidential Cabinet. Following a visit to the Library’s Gift Shop and lunch, you’ll board the
motorcoach for your return to Home.
DAY 1:
Travel to The City of Fountains — Kansas City, Missouri via deluxe motor coach.
DAY 2:
Day Trip west to Abilene, Kansas for a tour of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. The
massive glass entry to the Library is highlighted with bronze work, depicting a buffalo head and blue stem grass.
Loreda Chiaro marble from Italy covers the walls, and the floors are Roman travertine trimmed with Breche d'Alep
and Rouge Fleuri marble from France.
Day 3:
Day Trip to Independence, Missouri, for a tour of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. The
major issues and events of Harry Truman’s Presidency are highlighted in a new 10,500 square foot exhibition, the
centerpiece of the Library’s ambitious renovation. A new permanent exhibition features the personal side of the life
of Harry Truman and his family, primarily through the many letters exchanged between Harry and Bess over the
years. Upon returning to Kansas City you’ll tour the new $26 million World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
which contains a glass floor raised several feet above a field of red poppies, representing the 9-million combat
deaths of the war and a stunning recreation of No Man's Land, a 90 foot-long replica trench and a three-story
screen depicting scenes from "the war to end all wars."
Day 4:
A visit to the Hallmark Visitor Center where you will step inside the creative minds of Hallmarks artists and writers,
view the 75 Emmy Awards won by the Hallmark Hall of Fame, walk through history with artifacts from over 90 years
of Hallmark history, and watch a skilled press operator as he produces a real Hallmark card. This afternoon, tour
the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the historic 18th and Vine District.
You’ll savor a delectable Kansas City barbeque dinner tonight.
DAY 5:
You'll travel to West Branch, Iowa, for a visit to the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum to experience
the many sides of Iowa’s only President. The galleries begin with Hoover’s boyhood in Iowa, and continue on to the
Waldorf Towers in New York, where he spent the final years of his life.
DAY 6:
The tour continues on to Springfield, Illinois, home of the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, containing
re-creations depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln from his boyhood days in the log cabin through his journey to the
White House, culminating with the Ford's Theater, a recreation of the Presidential box, and the Funeral Train, a
gallery displaying a map of the route of Lincoln's funeral train together with advertisements and announcements
inviting mourners to pay their last respects.
DAY 7:
En route to Little Rock, we'll also stop in Fulton, Missouri to visit the Churchill Museum, dedicated to the life and
legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the 20th Century. Located on the campus of Westminster College, the site
of Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain Speech”, this memorial is housed in the beautiful and historic Church of St.
Mary the Virgin of Aldermanbury. This 12th century London church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and
redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677. Nearly three centuries later, it was again destroyed by German
incendiary bombs, and marked for demolition until Wren’s graceful masterpiece was saved by a bold idea to move
it to its present site. Sir Winston Churchill himself was intrigued by the imaginative idea of a restored Wren church
in America’s heartland.
DAY 8:
Travel to Little Rock, Arkansas, where you'll have a leisurely evening on your own.
DAY 9:
Today's highlight is a guided tour the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, home to the largest
archival and museum holdings of any in the Presidential Library system. Have a peak into the Oval Office, or
imagine yourself discussing the fate of the country, as you sit in the chair of Madeleine Albright, Bruce Babbit, or
another member of the Presidential Cabinet. Following a visit to the Library’s Gift Shop and lunch, you’ll board the
motorcoach for your return to Home.
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