Presidential libraries are tributes to greatness, "[a] self-congratulatory, almost fictional account of someone's achievements, where all the blemishes are hidden," explains one New York architect.  But they're also a "weird mix of a historical repository of records and things that have a lot of meaning." Studying their origins and evolution, one can begin to see how presidential libraries have always involved tensions and contradictions.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=38002&post_type=episode">Yankee Pyramids</a>The premise of using the extreme example of Trump to heighten the contradictions of executive branch norms is what we do on Roman's other podcast <a href="https://trumpconlaw.com">What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law</a>. It's good! And it's not really about Trump, so don't worry. It's essentially a current events based Constitutional Law class taught by an incredible professor, Elizabeth Joh. We included the latest episode here for you to check out.

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