Where in America Are You?
By Randy Karr

You are visiting one of America’s 11 presidential libraries, but not that of Franklin Roosevelt, who started the presidential library tradition when he built his and turned it over to the National Archive. Where you are is one of the largest and most visited of the presidential libraries, brimming with memorabilia from this president’s unanticipated and often turbulent term in office. The 50-foot long mural you see below the red archive boxes depicts the national elective offices he held and the presidents under whom he served. During WWII, he was the first member of Congress to enter active duty and was awarded the Silver Star for heroism in action. This Silver Star can be seen on his lapel in a famous photograph taken as he hurriedly took the presidential oath of office aboard Air Force One. The replica of his Oval Office looks as it did during his presidency, complete with three side-by-side televisions that he used to simultaneously watch ABC, CBS and NBC news programs. Visitors can also see a replica of the President - it’s a robotic, life-sized imitation, wearing a cowboy hat, which gestures and talks with a Texas drawl.

Where in America are you, anyway? Name this city, which is home to one of the largest urban bat populations in North America, and name its presidential library.

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