The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is set to get a new leader in July. He has experience running presidential libraries.
When it opened in 2004, the presidential museum was touted as a world-class complex, and a tourist-luring gem for Springfield. But it's been caught in political, personality and operational crossfires of late. State budget constraints have led to dwindling resources. Politicians are in a tug-of-war over its organization.
And through this, the ALPLM has been without a permanent director for more than half a year now. The governor has made his choice for a replacement: Alan C. Lowe, who currently serves as director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, which is part of the National Archives.
Lowe's had a 20 year career with the National Archives, and briefly served as acting director of President Franklin Roosevelt's presidential library.
