Texas A&M; Picked as Bush Library Site
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WASHINGTON — President Bush has decided to locate his presidential library at Texas A&M; University, an Administration official said Friday.
White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the library will be constructed on the College Station, Tex., campus. The University of Houston and Rice University in Houston also were considered.
Fitzwater said Bush decided on Texas A&M; after “an extensive” review of the proposals by Don Wilson, the archivist of the United States. As with all other presidential libraries, the National Archives and Records Administration will administer the facility.
Bush’s choice gives his adopted state of Texas two presidential libraries, the other being the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in Austin.
Fitzwater said the library will be built over a wooded, 90-acre site. The school will integrate the library into the university system and has promised to cover costs by handling fund raising.
Fitzwater said that Bush hoped the library would be completed when his presidency is over, assuming he will serve two terms.
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