President Bush touts planned library at SMU

May 5, 2008 - 1:29pm — Blake

President Bush on Friday touted his planned presidential library at SMU as a forum to promote freedom, brushing aside critics who say it will operate as a partisan venue.

“This isn’t a political precinct, this will be a place where we get the thinkers from around the world to come and write about and articulate the transformative power of freedom, abroad and at home,’’ Mr. Bush said.