A NEW EXHIBIT OPENING FRIDAY AT THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD HIGHLIGHTS PRESIDENTS FROM ILLINOIS.
THE EXHIBIT…”FROM ILLINOIS TO THE WHITE HOUSE” FEATURES SEVERAL ITEMS USED BY PRESIDENTS LINCOLN, GRANT, REGAN AND OBAMA AND CELEBRATES THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SAYS MUSEUM SPOKESPERSON CHRIS WILLS.
THERE’S ALSO A LOVE LETTER FROM REGAN TO HIS WIFE NANCY AND THE GRAMMY THAT OBAMA WON FOR THE AUDIO VERSION OF HIS BOOK…DREAMS FROM MY FATHER. THE EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF MUSEUM ADMISSION.
THE EXHIBIT ALSO GIVES VISITORS A CHANCE TO ANSWER PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND POSE FOR PICTURES BEHIND A LECTERN AS THEY DELIVER THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS FROM A TELEPROMPTER. IT RUNS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
