Presidential Museum and Leadership Library

Replica of President Harry Truman's Oval Office rug

Country| USA
Established| 1965
Location| Odessa, Texas
Coordinates| 31°52′58″N 102°19′05″W / 31.88287087654273°N 102.31813616226543°W / 31.88287087654273; -102.31813616226543
Website| https://shepperdinstitute.com/presidential-archives/
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The Presidential Archives and Leadership Library (formerly, the Presidential Museum) is a museum and library complex located at 4919 East University Blvd. in Odessa, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Gallery
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

After fighting financial hardships, the Presidential Museum temporarily closed its doors to the public from August 2009 to February 2010.[1][2] Eventually, the contents of the Presidential Museum, including the library, were transferred to UTPB in 2011, and the facility was reopened to researchers and the public as the Presidential Archives and Leadership Library. The Presidential Museum, now doing business as the "Friends of the Presidential Archives," is nonprofit corporation, formed in the State of Texas in September 1978, and exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) (3).

## Gallery[edit]

* Theodore Roosevelt exhibit

* Home of the Bushes from 1948-1949 in Odessa

## References[edit]

1. ^ Presidential Museum Closes. CBS7 News, 21 August 2009. [1][permanent dead link] Retrieved 10 September 2009.
2. ^ Mary Frances Beverly, Texas Highways, February 1998, cited in "History of Presidential Museum and Leadership Library"

## External links[edit]

* History portal
* Texas portal

* Presidential Museum and Leadership Library

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Odessa, Texas

History|

* Kiss and Kill
* 2019 shooting spree

Education|

* Ector County ISD
* Odessa HS
* Permian HS
* George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa
* Midland ISD (For portions in Midland County)
* Odessa College (For portions in Ector County)
* Midland College (For portions in Midland County)
* UT Permian Basin

Landmarks|

* Ector County Coliseum
* Globe of the Great Southwest
* Music City Mall
* Presidential Museum and Leadership Library
* Ratliff Stadium
* White–Pool House
* Nearby: Odessa Meteor Crater

Transportation|

* Midland International Air and Space Port (in the Midland city limits)

Media|

* Odessa American

Culture|

* Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
* film
* template on related TV show
* Odessa Jackalopes
* Midland-Odessa Sockers FC (in Midland)
* West Texas Warbirds

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