From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Another president, another presidential library.

Hello again, I'm Mormon-Aulmi, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The George W. Bush Presidential Center houses the bullhorn from Ground Zero, the pistol from Saddam Hussein

Spider-Hull, and a statue of two favorite dogs. How much is there on missing weapons of mass

destruction or Wall Street bailouts to Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, or Carl Rove get much attention?

Every president since FDR has a similar mix of historical fact and self-serving propaganda

assembled on his behalf.

We'll look at the contents, the architecture, and the symbolism of Bush's Center in Dallas,

and at the role of presidential libraries in our political life.

On reporter's notebook later on, Hollywood's Troubles in China.

First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll need back with To The Point. It's an American

tradition that museums and libraries are built to celebrate past

presidents even while they're still alive. Today we'll hear about the inside, the outside,

the intended meaning, and the historical significance of George W. Bush's Presidential Center

in Dallas. On reporter's notebook, Hollywood filmmakers see a potential pot of gold in China, but what is China's agenda?

First, this news update. With most members on their way to the airport for a week-long recess,

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