What's the Deal With Presidential Libraries?
This video is #sponsored by the City of Quincy. To discover more about Quincy, check out the link - discoverquincy.com
Occasionally accused of being “Modern day Pyramids” or “Monuments to someone’s ego”,
presidential libraries have long been divisive institutions, especially when first established.
However, while some have such perceptions of these libraries, it turns out there is vastly more
to them than many people realize, and the more distant we become to the eras these leaders
lived in, the more and more valuable the Presidential libraries become to our understanding of
history and our own evolution as a society, and as humans because of what they contain in an
absolute treasure trove of materials- where it’s not an exaggeration to say that a newly minted
college graduate historian could enter a given Presidential Library one day, spend the next five
decades of their career inside, and only scratch the surface of what that single library holds that
no other institution in the world has. So what exactly are presidential libraries really? What do
they contain? And how did this whole Presidential Library thing start in the first place?
Author: Daven Hiskey
Producer: Samuel Avila
0:00 Intro
2:03 First!
8:04 How It All Started
19:36 The Next Step
22:53 The Archives
28:14 The Accuracy Problem
32:29 A Greater Purpose
36:37 What’s the Process to Create a Presidential Library in Modern Times?
40:40 Teaching History and the Funding Controversy
50:30 Bonus Fact
Пікірлер: 124
This video is #sponsored by the City of Quincy. To discover more about Quincy, check out the link - discoverquincy.com
@TuxedoMaskMusic
Ай бұрын
those giant close ups of the worst presidents ever is creepy editing choices friend. Honestly. lol
@MatthewTheWanderer
Ай бұрын
Sponsored by a CITY!? That's highly unusual! First time I've ever seen such a thing.
@noi000
Ай бұрын
I was born in Quincy.
@nicholas4839
Ай бұрын
Trump does have a president library
@davidhollenshead4892
Ай бұрын
My problem with numerous figures in American History is that many of them are just horrible excuses for human beings. Take Trump's favorite dead president, Andrew Jackson, a cruel slave trader & owner and the man responsible for the Trail of Tears. That some of Trump's MAGA Hatters have hated on a Halfbreed like me and even yelled at me to deport myself to Mexico when some of my ancestors have lived in what is now Canada & the United States for over 14,000 years....
I have loved these Quincy-sponsored videos so much. Incidentally, my wife and I almost used Quincy as a middle name for our baby born last month, and I had stipulated that we would be pronouncing it correctly if we did thanks to these!
0:00 Intro 2:03 First! 8:04 How It All Started 19:36 The Next Step 22:53 The Archives 28:14 The Accuracy Problem 32:29 A Greater Purpose 36:37 What’s the Process to Create a Presidential Library in Modern Times? 40:40 Teaching History and the Funding Controversy 50:30 Bonus Fact
So if these institutions are modern pyramids, how in the world has Donald Trump resisted building a gaudy golden temple to his ego?
@daffyf6829
Ай бұрын
Just wait
@redhotmoon1656
Ай бұрын
Cuz he broke😂
@teschchr122
26 күн бұрын
hey, one fundraising goal at a time. Right now his donors are trying to keep his butt out of jail. Besides that, he’s shredded or flushed a lot of the material!
@teschchr122
26 күн бұрын
FDR, as usual, was a bad ass!
@andrewmorris3676
13 күн бұрын
Because documenting his crimes failures lies and hate won’t age well
This Quincy series has been outstanding. I was looking forward to this one since you brought it up in the last chat episode with Simon. Great research
The Boston library should keep the digitized copies! 😂
I know that the collection was supposed to never be split up, but given the circumstances, Quincy and Boston must be able to reach some sort of agreement. I’m leaning towards Quincy, at least somewhat. Excellent work as always, Daven.
it was so surreal that my hometown sponsored this, I didn't expect that and felt all truman show-y for a sec LOL. makes sense tho, city of presidents. :] COOL!
@michaelmccleary337
Ай бұрын
To be fair I’m pretty sure Trump can’t read so a Presidential Library for him seems to be kind of a silly idea
Carter was the first president I remember as a child. He always seemed like a decent person to me.
26:46. What is this! A museum for Ents?!?
The Adams Family. *Snaps fingers twice
@paulmcmanus6222
Ай бұрын
Addams
41:54 This is very true. I just told some people about how John Quincy Adams created the standard measurements the USA uses today, and I remembered because of feeling so much like I could relate to him from your video.
this has been one of my favorite videos from this channel. granted, i'm biased - i don't have a background in records management, but it is ancillary to my day-to-day. and i have friends who (as they put it) "went to library school" and came out records managers for the government. (speaking of very well-paying jobs with relatively low college debt... that's a career path for people interested in details, process, and history.) for sure, i'll be sending this link out to several people. i was personally interested in the structure of creating libraries and that history... it's totally fascinating to me how funding structure is intermingling with policy. Reminds me a bit of places like the Blair House, which has some private funding while serving executive functions. The between-the-lines is hard to read here for people who've probably never seen or understood the shoestring budget usually assigned by congress to facilities serving in those capacities. frankly, NARA has my respect, given its mission requirements weighed against its constraints.
Are there two Grover Cleveland Presidential Libraries?
It was a fantastic choice that you hosted this video instead of Simon.
@roberttalada5196
Ай бұрын
What’s wrong with Simon?
@jeffdroog
Ай бұрын
...Well,it would make more sense for someone from the country,to be discussing its presidents.Its not like Simon writes his own scripts,but,from the viewer perspective,it's logical to have someone who is from the U.S.
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
Kind of what Simon and I thought too. :-) Deep American history makes more sense for me to host. :-) And as I wrote it too, in my voice and all as well. :-) -Daven
@joshts00
Ай бұрын
@@TodayIFoundOutit's even better because you two work so well together!
With all of the Boomer blame the only gripe I have is dropping President Carter for Reagan. I went to the Carter Center to celebrate his 99th birthday.
Excellent presentation Dave! You're really growing into your place on this channel and I look forward to your videos! As an aside, I think Quincy should have them as they were gifted to them by our President and rightfully belong there especially now they will have a safe place to store and display them.
This was a very interesting documentary. Now I have the desire to visit a Presidential library or maybe 5 and take some road trips to do so over the next 2 years.
Great sponsor! I wish I could travel atm. Next time I’m on the area!
The fact that the original 13 colonies pulled together was nothing short of a miracle!
@mattt233
Ай бұрын
It took LOTS of compromise and dealing.
@FudgePoptheChaplin
Ай бұрын
They had a common goal of erasing 😅
I know about Quincy because of fallout 4 😅
What an awesome video! As a non-American I was transfixed! ❤
America’s history is truly amazing so much in such a short amount of time!! As an Aussie bird with not the best school curriculum…. I would absolutely love to see you cover some of Australia’s history… could be interesting right?😅🤷♀️
Thankyou Daven, very interesting 💜
How about the Boston library putting Adam's works on loan status to the Quincy memorial with the condition of their being safe and well cared for.
Can you ever do a video about the zippo lighter?
Glad to see another Daven video, looking forward to learning with you
Thank you.
For some reason I haven't been recommended your videos on my front page for quite awhile and have to go to subscription feed :/
@jeffdroog
Ай бұрын
Ewww...No one watches recommended videos.Thats for children with no brain cells lol Just watch what you want to watch.Been an adult.
You said $5000 equals $90000 today. No way in 1800 you could buy 40 acres, cleared, with a cabin I upstate New York, for $500. Do you think you can buy 40 acres for $4500 today.
@BullScrapPracEff
Ай бұрын
This is exactly why/how conversions to modern values never work. Just look at the price of a new car when you were born to the cost today...
What is this presenter’s name?
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
Daven Hiskey
@MobtacticsBruh
Ай бұрын
@@TodayIFoundOut what is it that you say you do here daven hiskey?
Great video on a very important subject, though I am still a little sour about Obama not having some kind of library in his own state as well as my own. Also the rant about history in school is one of the many reasons I plan to homeschool my daughter. History is about people and our leaders are human and not gods.
This was kinda the perfect clickbait. Something talking about the future, What's the deal with
Why did i think of Quincy Illinois until i looked it up, not Quincy Ma.
@ 35 30 & yet we're not paying attention to this! 😮
I vote that Simon hires this narrator. Does he have his own channel?
@ericmason8718
Ай бұрын
This is his channel, he's the co-founder with Simon
@EGSBiographies-om1wb
Ай бұрын
@@ericmason8718 Oh,I didnt know that. Thanx.
I want to visit the Addams Presidential Center because I want to see Morticia's chair. 🙂
I feel there's a Chat GPT loop going on at around 26:50
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
It's fixed, but KZread takes its sweet time to process. :-)
I think if Quincy wants the documents back. They should reimburse Boston for their care for the last century.
You should do a pi episode to celebrate 3.14 subs.
Where is Simon 😢
Where’s Simon?
@HunterJacksonsLaptop
Ай бұрын
(I know where he is. I just like to see people explain it.)
@Jason-fm4my
Ай бұрын
Casual Criminalist/Business Blaze
where is whistle boy?
Simon looks different today 🤔
@bunyipdragon9499
Ай бұрын
It's amazing what a toupee can do 😂
lol the Adam’s family
I think a good compromise is the town can install a bunch of computer terminals dedicated to searching the web for all credible info on him.
Such true facts about teaching history. I hated history in high school because the teacher was super super boring and all we learned about were wars and dates of wars, which we had to memorize. Yawn. I had to take history in college and the teacher was animated, interesting, and taught us fun stuff like how many alcoholics were in colonial usa. I got an A in that class.
20:25 : [...] with the exception so far of Donald Trump [...] And nothing of value for humanity was lost that day
Reagan library is 🔥🎉
Can't wait for the "45 national library" with the largest playboy collection on earth...dedicated to all good Christians.
real library is where they have books with knowledge and information hidden from public
I dont even know why i pay for youtube. You all still force ads into everything
people who don't respect libraries don't respect the past, future, words or learning.
Boston is going downhill fast, better the records be returned to Quincy where they rightfully belong.
This is really good coverage. ❤ former President Barrack Obama.
Curious as to where the presenter found the pronounciation of Quin-Z rather than the far more common, (and dare I say correct?) pronunciation of Quin-C. Having had both sets of grandparents live in Quincy, Illinois when I was growing up, and growing up in Virginia, very near Montpelier, the home of President John Adams, hearing him say Quin-Z over and over makes this video nearly unwatchable. *sigh*
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
But Quinzee is the correct way to say it. 😘😋 -Daven
@ericmason8718
Ай бұрын
This may shock you, but the video about Quincy, sponsored by Quincy, talking about John Quincy Adams is pronouncing the name correctly. If you're pronouncing Quincy, Illinois Quin-C you're wrong. Quincy, Illinois is named after John Quincy Adams (hint Adams County) , who is named after John Quincy who pronounced his name Quin-z. Also, what does Montpelier have to do with John Adams?
If Trump sets up a library it should be in the shape of a stool. And not the type you sit on either! 🤣🤣🤣
Is anyone else not surprised that Trump doesn't have a presidential library built or being built?
@danielgreen1124
Ай бұрын
Well he plans on being president again, so I assume he's just waiting.
What's with the z pronunciation of Quincy?
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
That is how the town and John Quincy Adams' name is supposed to be pronounced. The rest of the world gets it wrong. :-) -Daven
@BullScrapPracEff
Ай бұрын
I'm going to need some supported sources on that.
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
This is sponsored by the city of Quincy. Reviewed by the city of Quincy. Viewed by their own historians and in schools there... We've done over a dozen of these for them... I've had discussions on this with them about how it mildly annoys people from Quincy that everyone gets it wrong... 😋 And, yes, way back in the first one I came across in research the correct way to say it when looking into how the town and subsequent city were named, and emailed them about it to confirm as well. :-) But the point is, even if I hadn't, they'd have corrected me long ago. :-) -Daven
@ericmason8718
Ай бұрын
@@BullScrapPracEffthe City they share their name with literally pronounces it that way.
How can you seriously argue for withholding documents from 80 yrars ago? I mean really. Is it really "National Security" for 80 years?
@rogerpenske2411
Ай бұрын
Remember, they’re all a bunch of crooks!
@Jason-fm4my
Ай бұрын
Most countries require pressing need. For example, France still refuses to declassify rifle production from the 1800s. The Wikipedia page for Berthier rifles used to say 2-8 million, now it just says 2 million+😅
@mattt233
Ай бұрын
@@Jason-fm4my we pay for it. There's a pressing need there. It's public property.
@jackvos8047
Ай бұрын
Considering the events taking place in 1944 there would be documents that are a matter of global security today. Imagine all of Oppenheimer's work being released to the general public, some terrorist group will create their own Hiroshima with that information.
@mattt233
Ай бұрын
@jackvos8047 you can literally Google how to build an Atomic Bomb.
Wait he said the united states is going the way of the dodo one day?
@TodayIFoundOut
Ай бұрын
Everything that has a beginning, has an end. 😘😋 Nothing lasts forever. :-) -Daven
133rd
I wonder if tdump could read if he would want a library with his name on it 😂 would be repossessed by New York anyway lolol
@user-xh9pt8zu2l
Ай бұрын
Nah. He'd build at Mar a Lago and charge serious money to visit (and you would have to book three nights top dollar accomodation as well - always the grifter). But there was that bit about an endowment based on floor space - I see problems - he would have to have the biggest, that would cost real money to the government, and real money is in short supply for the Donald. As for the building itself - it remains to be seen if there is enough bad taste left in the world to achieve the appropriate aesthetic. But overall it would be good if his version of events was preserved in a form he could not keep changing as reality catches him out. 🤞
Trumps library will be the !GREATEST! Library ever.
@bunyipdragon9499
Ай бұрын
It'll be the biggest, most beautiful one over seen. There won't have been another one like it. It will be perfect 😝
Why would anybody in their right mind even want to visit a presidential library let alone celebrate the founding of America?
@danielgreen1124
Ай бұрын
Because they've been the leaders of one of the most important and influential nations in history. Because it's an amazing country which is a force for good in the world.
@littleman8674469
Ай бұрын
@@danielgreen1124 The United States isn't amazing 🙄 far from it really
@leslie6938
Ай бұрын
Because millions of people aren’t brainwashed by the media and other corrupt institutions. You’ll be surprised at what you learn when you conduct your own research. You can’t possibly know if/how much you’re being misled until you access info from a wide variety of sources including independent journalists. The MSM shows you only a minuscule part of the full picture, cherry picking what they report to support and advance an agenda. They completely omit reporting for many, many issues, subjects and stories because they counter the narrative the MSM works to advance. Don’t take my word for it, see for yourself. You have nothing to lose by expanding your knowledge.
FFS Get rid of the Intro. Not necessary and funks up those of us who are recording this for posterity.
Practice self-care and self-love to overcome negative energy. Nurture your mind, body, and soul with activities that bring you joy and peace