FIRST THINGS FIRST: If you plan on going to a Pres...

FIRST THINGS FIRST: If you plan on going to a Presidential Museum, please note that said museum will be partisan to its subjects politics. (I have read some of these reviews and they have made me very sad and surprised) THIS is the place that honors its President and that means his (or hers) Politics, Life and Legacy. We live in a country where we CAN do that. We CAN and SHOULD honor our leaders, regardless of Politics and even regardless of scandal. You will always get a biased view of each Presidents tenure as Commander and Chief and that is the way it is. That is the money and support and time that is spent on building the structure, the narrative and legacy of each President...and their respective Museums. (lesson over)
Having said that:
I campaigned for President Clinton and did some outreach, when he was running for President and his subsequent re-election campaign, so I went in with very very high hopes...
I must admit I was a little underwhelmed with the content inside the museum. I have been to several other Presidential Libraries and museums and was awe-struck with how many pieces where on display. I have been used to seeing grand houses full of trinkets, time pieces and just plain old "stuff". The Clinton museum did not have that much to offer. What is DOES offer is a very detailed (very) chronology of President Clinton's time in office, his policies, his triumphs and his failures. It takes great effort to spend copious dialogue on just about every single piece of legislature attached with/to him. I could have spent another 4 days there and still would never have finished reading everything. If you like to read (and I do) THIS is the museum for you. If you like flash and dazzle, this is not the place for you. Yes, you do get to see the Limo and Yes, you do get to walk inside a replica of the his Oval Office and Cabinet room...but that is about it. George H.W. Bush, who severed 4 years less than Clinton, has a museum jam packed with pillars and grand displays of events and a variety of nostalgia, that could engage even a millennial to put down their phone and take a gander. The Clinton museum, much like its man, spends most of its time communicating and educating, rather than entertaining. Some of these details are far to dense, for the passive visitor, to spend the time reading.
THE BIGGEST and (by far) the GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT this Museum makes, is the actual Museum itself. THE STRUCTURE jets out across the river it sits on, like a "Bridge to the future" and I am sure that is not a coincidence. The building itself looks almost like a resplendent cruise ship, set in glass and crystal. Sitting next to a historical bridge itself, the Clinton Museum challenges us to draw lines between what is old an what is new. The unfinished bridge (if you will) reminds us that President Clinton's work, in and of itself, will never be finished.
Not much is made of the Clinton Foundation (sad to say) except maybe a short video or two and there are not a lot of events going on, year round (please see the Carter and Reagan Centers) but it is obvious that this Center pays a lot of tribute to its subject while also feeding the community in which it is housed on. The Museum and its history, where one of the final stages in the rethinking and restructure of the river-district in local Little Rock and in that way, it does not disappoint.
The Cafe (42) was so impressive, that I went back twice!
All in All: Definitely worth it, if you love Presidential History, Friendly People, walking around town and a deep love of reading!