The William J. Clinton Presidential Center is both an act of faith and of confidence. President Clinton hopes the Center will allow people to visit and study the eight years of his presidency and this nation and help empower people with the belief that they can build America's greatest days in the new century.

The William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center is located within a 27-acre city park along the south bank of the Arkansas River in Little Rock. The park replaces an industrial site of old warehouses and vacant space and provides access to a revitalized riverfront as well as a connection to downtown.

The Clinton Presidential Center includes the Presidential Library and Archives, the renovation of the abandoned Rock Island Railway Bridge as a pedestrian crossing, and the renovation of the historic Choctaw Station, built in 1899. The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will be located in Choctaw Station.

The main purpose of a presidential library is to preserve and help explain history. The collection, previously housed at the National Archives, includes over 77 million documents. 75.000 artifacts, 1.8 million photographs, and 40 million e-mail messages.