Clinton House Museum Tour
Tours & Day Trips | This program is completed
Participants will be provided a private tour of the Clinton House Museum that interprets the lives of President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during the time they lived in Fayetteville and taught at the University of Arkansas Law School. The Museum promotes the legacy of the Clintons’ commitment to public service and civic engagement for international, national, and local visitors as well as preserves the historic home and its role in local and state history.
Marilyn Heifner will lead a discussion that will include the history of the 1931 Tudor Revival house and those who lived there, the social life and political activity during the Clinton years, vintage Arkansas political advertising, and the creation of the Museum and Gardens as a heritage tourism site, as well as guided tours of the home and gardens.
This class will meet in person at the Clinton House Museum, located at 930 W. Clinton Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Please read your class reminder email for the exact room location.
Class changes occasionally happen, please watch for (and read) announcements or emails from OLLI regarding your class.
Click on the link below for a Google map shot of our location:
Clinton House Museum, 930 W. Clinton Dr., Fay
Marilyn Heifner
Marilyn Heifner is a former librarian, teacher, and lifelong reader with a deep love for Fayetteville and Arkansas. Her career includes serving as the Mayor of Fayetteville and Executive Director of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission, where she worked for 22 years. Marilyn is the current president of both the Fayetteville Evergreen Cemetery Association and the Butterfield National Historic Trail Association. A passionate advocate for preserving local history, she founded the Arkansas Air Museum to safeguard aviation history in Northwest Arkansas. In 2023, she was honored with the Washington County Distinguished Citizen Award and the City of Fayetteville Historic Preservation Award. As president of the Evergreen Cemetery Board, she has researched the lives of those buried there, uncovering stories that reflect Fayetteville's rich history.