The books have not been appraised for autograph value, but he estimates, "you just know, thousands of dollars."įigure it this way The collection includes a copy of editor Seweryn Bialer's book, Inside Gorbachev's Russia, from 1988. The books are a who's-who of big-name visitors to the school and to Little Rock. Guest speakers give the school's 100 students a chance to "interact with decision makers, educators and political leaders," Rutherford says. They aspire to public service, and practically every book stands for exactly that. "It's a great reminder, I think, for the students," Rutherford says. So now, they fill a line of glass-doored cases, specially built for them in the school's classroom and study center in the River Market. In time, the books spilled from Rutherford's office to that of Nikolai DiPippa, director of public programs, and finally out of the door of the red-brick school building next to the Clinton Presidential Center. Every so often, he sends another box of books, Rutherford says. Some are donated, as by the school's namesake, former President Bill Clinton. The school does not pay for these talks, but if the speaker just happens to have a book for sale - and what author doesn't? - it buys a book. Most are from authors who have appeared in the Clinton School's speaker series, an 11-year-old lineup of free, public lectures. "In years to come," he expects, "they will be very valuable." These 400 books, give or take a tome, add up to an acquisition of "historic significance," dean Skip Rutherford says.
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