This photo of the entrance to the George H.W.Bush Presidential Museum was taken from the bus.
Our visit here was much more uplifting than our visit to the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas.
The exhibits depicting President Bush from his childhood in the 1920's through the end of his term in 1993 really gives a sense of who he is as a person. The museum had a welcoming feel. Although not everything on display is authentic to the President, all is true to the times and events of his life. For example, the 1947 Studebaker is like the one he drove from Connecticutt to Texas (very impressive, up close), and the huge World War II Torpedo Bomber is like the plane he had flown (really impressive, up close).
As in many other Presidential museums, there is an "Oval Office" that looks as it did during the times. Here Geo and I were able to spend time, not only taking it all in, but becoming part of the scene. (Note who the one is in the Presidential chair.)
A big bonus while we were here is that there was a temporary exhibit of The First Ladies' Red Dresses from 13 Presidential libraries. Included were gowns belonging to Jacqueline Kennedy, Lou Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush. I enjoyed comparing the different styles. (Most impressive!) So sorry I did not get photos.
Thus far, this has been my favorite Presidential museum.
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