private and non-federal public sources paid for the building of the presidential libraries.
private and non-federal public sources paid for the building of the presidential libraries.
who pays for the building of the presidential libraries?
private and non-federal public sources
in 1955, congress passed the presidential libraries act of 1955, establishing a system of privately erected and federally maintained libraries. the act encouraged other presidents to donate their historical materials to the government and ensured the preservation of presidential papers and their availability to the american people. under this and subsequent acts, nine more libraries have been established. in each case, funds from private and non-federal public sources provided the funds to build the library. once completed, the private organization turned over the libraries to the national archives and records administration to operate and maintain.
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during the post-world war ii patriotic-era of the 20th century, congress became concerned over the preservation of presidential history and documents. the presidential libraries act (1955) established presidential libraries for presidents to be privately constructed and federally maintained. the presidential records act (1978) established that document records of presidents are the property of the united states. the presidential libraries act (1986) required that private endowments be linked to the presidential libraries and to help pay the maintenance costs.
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