| | Every President since [[William Howard Taft]] in 1910 has served as Honorary President of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] during his term in office. In 2000 it was reported the Boy Scouts national office revoked the title afforded to Bill Clinton after thousands of complaints. Numerous Eagle Scouts returned their certificates of achievement bearing Clinton's signature and requested a replacement without it.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2000/08/474/ Eagle Scouts drop Clinton signature], ''[[WND]], August 24, 2000.</ref> | | Every President since [[William Howard Taft]] in 1910 has served as Honorary President of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] during his term in office. In 2000 it was reported the Boy Scouts national office revoked the title afforded to Bill Clinton after thousands of complaints. Numerous Eagle Scouts returned their certificates of achievement bearing Clinton's signature and requested a replacement without it.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2000/08/474/ Eagle Scouts drop Clinton signature], ''[[WND]], August 24, 2000.</ref> |
| − | As with all modern Presidents, members of the Clinton Administration and Clinton's supporters were solicited to fund the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. This includes a Presidential Library operated by the [[National Archives and Records Administration]], and is the third Presidential Library to comply with the [[Presidential Records Act of 1978]].<ref name="Chicago Tribune 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7189763_ITM|title=Clinton tries to shape his legacy with presidential library|date=November 18, 2004|last=Zeleny|first=Jeff|publisher=Tribune Company|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref> Clinton has also been criticized for the library's lack of coverage regarding various scandals during his presidency, including the Whitewater scandal. The museum's main exhibit designer has said that "this is the way the president wanted to see his legacy defined."<ref name="Chicago Tribune 1"/> The center contains a museum, the offices of the [[Clinton Foundation]], and the [[University of Arkansas]] Clinton School of Public Service. A museum store is located at the edge of the park in a shopping district. | + | As with all modern Presidents, members of the Clinton Administration and Clinton's supporters were solicited to fund the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. This includes a Presidential Library operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, and is the third Presidential Library to comply with the Presidential Records Act of 1978.<ref name="Chicago Tribune 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7189763_ITM|title=Clinton tries to shape his legacy with presidential library|date=November 18, 2004|last=Zeleny|first=Jeff|publisher=Tribune Company|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref> Clinton has also been criticized for the library's lack of coverage regarding various scandals during his presidency, including the Whitewater scandal. The museum's main exhibit designer has said that "this is the way the president wanted to see his legacy defined."<ref name="Chicago Tribune 1"/> The center contains a museum, the offices of the [[Clinton Foundation]], and the [[University of Arkansas]] Clinton School of Public Service. A museum store is located at the edge of the park in a shopping district. |
| | Fund-raising for the center was led by [[Terry McAuliffe]], a friend of Clinton's who later served as Governor of [[Virginia]]. On January 20, 2001, his last day in office, Clinton pardoned former financier [[Marc Rich]], a fugitive who had been charged with multiple counts of racketeering, wire fraud, income tax evasion, and illegal oil trading. Rich's wife, Denise Eisenberg Rich, was reported to have made three donations totaling nearly $1,000,000 to Clinton's presidential library fund, as well as multiple other contributions to the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's senate campaign. It was later found that she only made three payments totaling $450,000 to the fundraiser. The Senate Judiciary Committee investigated the pardon and issued subpoenas for Denise Rich's bank records because she refused to testify before the House Government Reform Committee, asserting her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. | | Fund-raising for the center was led by [[Terry McAuliffe]], a friend of Clinton's who later served as Governor of [[Virginia]]. On January 20, 2001, his last day in office, Clinton pardoned former financier [[Marc Rich]], a fugitive who had been charged with multiple counts of racketeering, wire fraud, income tax evasion, and illegal oil trading. Rich's wife, Denise Eisenberg Rich, was reported to have made three donations totaling nearly $1,000,000 to Clinton's presidential library fund, as well as multiple other contributions to the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's senate campaign. It was later found that she only made three payments totaling $450,000 to the fundraiser. The Senate Judiciary Committee investigated the pardon and issued subpoenas for Denise Rich's bank records because she refused to testify before the House Government Reform Committee, asserting her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. |