Each library is a non-profit run by the National Archives. They have to be self-sustaining. So presidents host parties. Bill Clinton’s library once sold used socks from his presidential sock collection. People paid $500 for them. That’s history—and foot odor—preserved forever.
So next time you’re bored, skip the beach. Go see a robot Nixon. Eat a burger where Truman signed a treaty. Presidential libraries are the best secret museums you never knew existed. They prove that even the most powerful people are just weirdos with great wallpaper. Now go explore.
