I am unsure of where to start on this park, so I will begin with a confession: I did not like President Clinton’s policies and later was appalled at his disgraceful conduct in the Oval Office. That is my bias at this park site. However, he was one of this nation’s presidents, so it is appropriate for the park service to preserve a site related to his family history. He lived here in his grandparents’ house for less than four years while his mother finished nursing school. After she remarried, they moved to Hot Springs where he lived for 15 years until leaving for Georgetown.

The park is a small city block with the home and a smaller house next door that serves as a VC where the exhibit consists of 8 banners about people from the area who influenced President Clinton’s early life. The house was closed because of Covid so our experience there was very limited. A four lane city street a few feet in front of the house and railroad tracks beside it reduced parking to a few spaces on the side street in front of the VC. Tough with the trailer. This site could develop as an interesting place over time but it is not there yet. And a bit of the effort to make it seem so is kinda overblown like the statement that this is where he developed his “broad views on race relations, social justice, and public service that defined his presidency” Not likely at 3 and a half. However, “The Man from Hope” was a good campaign slogan. He did achieve his ambition rising from these humble beginnings.

Cadillac’s Viewpoint: Sorry, I was still reading the name of the park when they finished. Cadillac’s Elevation 0 Antlers