Clinton Donates Gubernatorial Papers to Arkansas History Archive

Associated Press | June 26, 2003 | DAVID HAMMER

[HAL9000]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former President Bill Clinton donated his gubernatorial papers to the state's historical archives, saying the public collection will be a critical resource for historians.  

The Clinton papers, along with those of four other former governors, will go into a new Gubernatorial Studies Institute, planned for a building adjacent to the city library.

The downtown location is four blocks from the Clinton Presidential Library, scheduled to open next year.

Clinton said Wednesday he hopes the documents provide information about his policy decisions and also enable researchers to develop a deeper understanding of state history.

"When I was in the eighth grade, we were still required by law to study Arkansas history, and I still have my eighth grade Arkansas history book, which I go back and re-read from time to time," he told university and civic leaders at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Clinton said his papers would show historians how he used his Arkansas policies during his time as governor — 1979-81 and 1983-92 — as "experiments" for his presidential ones, such as how his work on welfare reform in Arkansas formed the basis for his national initiative.

The state's gubernatorial collection, now in a library at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, already includes documents from former governors Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers, Jim Guy Tucker and Frank White. The archives, starting with Rockefeller's papers in 1978, also include items relating to women's history, political cartoons and prison reform.

[HAL9000]

Is he going to donate his papers from his years as Arkansas Attorney General? We want to see his schedule for April 25, 1978.

[Howlin]

saying the public collection will be a critical resource for historians.

Get over yourself, Bill!

[thoughtomator]

Unfortunately, all the pages are stuck together.

[hole_n_one]

You took the words right off my keyboard.

[Theresawithanh]

Anybody else find it strange that El Clinto goes back and reads his 8th grade Arkansas history book from time to time?

When I was in school, we had to return all our books. Guess the sticky fingers thing started early!

[hole_n_one]

"When I was in the eighth grade, we were still required by law to study Arkansas history, and I still have my eighth grade Arkansas history book, which I go back and re-read from time to time,"

This creep will lie about absolutely anything and everything!

[Howlin]

For no apparent reason!

[Mo1]

Clinton said his papers would show historians how he used his Arkansas policies during his time as governor — 1979-81 and 1983-92 — as "experiments" for his presidential ones, such as how his work on welfare reform in Arkansas formed the basis for his national initiative.

I wonder what the people from Arkansas would say about being a guiene pig for his "experiments"

[Mo1]

He lies so much, he can't tell the difference any more

[wideminded]

We had to study state and local history when I was in 8th grade too. It was very interesting and I wish I still had my book, but like most school books, it had to be returned to the school at the end of the year.

[raybbr]

My first thought was that these were the papers he held most dear:

[Carolinamom]

He'll get an income deduction for these papers, won't he? He got a $2.00 deduction for his used underwear one year, so just imagine the value he will put on these papers.

[Ed_in_NJ]

He apparently has waited for The Statute of Limitations to kick in.

[Ed_in_NJ]

They'll probably be in a little machine where you put a quarter in the slot and the window opens for 30 seconds.

[Carolinamom]

I see that you've got his number down pat! Anything for a buck quarter. LOL

[mikeb704]

Now does he have any silverware he'd like to donate?

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

[mewzilla]

Wow, free toilet paper!

[Buckwheats]

"My brother's got a nose like a vacuum cleaner"...Roger Clinton

[RippleFire]

bump

[eeriegeno]

"When I was in the eighth grade, we were still required by law to study Arkansas history, and I still have my eighth grade Arkansas history book, which I go back and re-read from time to time,"

I would like for some brilliant reporter to ask this lying sack of $hit to produce that history book.......