Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas has been selected as the home for President George W. Bush's presidential library, the university said Friday. SMU had been seen as the front-runner to house the facilities, which will consist of a library for the Bush administration's documents, a museum, and a public-policy institute. Last year, a group of Christian ministers urged SMU to reject any plans to build the library, saying Bush's position on issues such as pre-emptive war conflicted with those of the Methodist church. First Lady Laura Bush graduated from the private university in 1968 and is on its board of trustees. The other Texas schools that had been seeking the presidential library included Baylor University in Waco and the University of Dallas.
