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Presidential Museum and Leadership Library
Presidential Seal, Odessa, TX Picture 1860.jpg
Replica of President Harry Truman's Oval Office rug
Country United States
Established 1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Location Odessa, Texas
Coordinates 31°52′58″N 102°19′05″W / 31.88287087654273°N 102.31813616226543°W / 31.88287087654273; -102.31813616226543
Website https://shepperdinstitute.com/presidential-archives/

The Presidential Archives and Leadership Library (formerly, the Presidential Museum) is a museum and library complex located at 4919 East University Blvd. in Odessa, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

History

After fighting financial hardships, the Presidential Museum temporarily closed its doors to the public from August 2009 to February 2010. Eventually, the contents of the Presidential Museum, including the library, were transferred to UTPB in 2011, and the facility was reopened to researchers and the public as the Presidential Archives and Leadership Library. The Presidential Museum, now doing business as the "Friends of the Presidential Archives," is nonprofit corporation, formed in the State of Texas in September 1978, and exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) (3).

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