June 24th, 2001
Tales from the Crypt
By Maureen Dowd
The New York Times
It was bad enough when fat cats got to buy the Lincoln Bedroom. It will be worse if they can begin the bidding for Abe’s frock coat. The Smithsonian Institution has been roiled by griping from staffers, historians and academics that its secretary, Lawrence Small, is Disneyfying and dumbing down.