Any of you ever been to a Presidential Library?

JuiceTheGator · 02-14-2012, 08:30 AM

I've only been to Reagan's...was out in L.A. and took an afternoon to rent a car and drive up there. It was pretty fucking cool.

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huskers1217 · 02-14-2012, 08:35 AM

I've drivin by seniors library many times. Never had the urge to actually go in

fordman84 · 02-14-2012, 08:39 AM

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I've drivin by seniors library many times. Never had the urge to actually go in

Been in HW's library a lot. As an econ major, it was a cool place to go over to between classes. Saw Condi, Laura Bush, and HW speak there during my student days.

JuiceTheGator · 02-14-2012, 08:53 AM

I see HW has a piece of the Berlin wall there like Reagan's. Of course, we'd probably be speaking Russian or Japanese if Bush would've won the nomination in '80.

fordman84 · 02-14-2012, 09:02 AM

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I see HW has a piece of the Berlin wall there like Reagan's. Of course, we'd probably be speaking Russian or Japanese if Bush would've won the nomination in '80.

I know there is a huge section encased in plexi inside the library. I think the outside bits are a recreation.

JuiceTheGator · 02-14-2012, 09:33 AM

Hmmm. I wonder if the one at Reagan's is a recreation. It has faded considerably in the CA sun. I fear the memory of how to dismantle a tyrannical gov't has faded as well.

fordman84 · 02-14-2012, 09:44 AM

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Hmmm. I wonder if the one at Reagan's is a recreation. It has faded considerably in the CA sun. I fear the memory of how to dismantle a tyrannical gov't has faded as well.

That looks like the real deal. Maybe HW's is real as well, I just remember it being a tall section like in your picture. but it looked similar, the holes in it that I think were used for transporting make it look like the real thing.

olympicoscar · 02-14-2012, 01:40 PM

I was at Harry Truman's and Lyndon Johnson's. Pretty impressive. Would advise anyone that has the chance to see any presidential library.

potzer25 · 02-15-2012, 05:08 PM

Jimmy Carter's. Drove by it all the time on the way to Little Five Points...

Leader O'Cola · 02-15-2012, 07:19 PM

you are crying about deficits in every other post and you then turn around and celebrate these taxpayer $-sinks ?

tech_iceman · 02-15-2012, 08:57 PM

seems like a waste of money

JuiceTheGator · 02-16-2012, 11:18 AM

They're built by donations and partly maintained by taxes - I think. Something like that.

HighTide · 02-16-2012, 11:25 AM

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They're built by donations and partly maintained by taxes - I think. Something like that.

They are built by private donations and maintained by private money and some public money.

They aren't sink holes like the actual library, art museums, etc. in this country.

02-14-2012, 08:30 AM	#1
JuiceTheGator Engorged Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sw Florida Posts: 11,339 Rep Power: 32508	Any of you ever been to a Presidential Library? I've only been to Reagan's...was out in L.A. and took an afternoon to rent a car and drive up there. It was pretty fucking cool. REAGANLIBRARY.COM \| REAGAN LIBRARY VIDEO TOUR __________________ All I really want is to learn something new and interesting. Surprise me dumbass.

02-14-2012, 08:53 AM	#4
JuiceTheGator Engorged Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sw Florida Posts: 11,339 Rep Power: 32508	I see HW has a piece of the Berlin wall there like Reagan's. Of course, we'd probably be speaking Russian or Japanese if Bush would've won the nomination in '80. __________________ All I really want is to learn something new and interesting. Surprise me dumbass.

02-14-2012, 09:33 AM	#6
JuiceTheGator Engorged Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sw Florida Posts: 11,339 Rep Power: 32508	Hmmm. I wonder if the one at Reagan's is a recreation. It has faded considerably in the CA sun. I fear the memory of how to dismantle a tyrannical gov't has faded as well. __________________ All I really want is to learn something new and interesting. Surprise me dumbass.

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potzer25 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SF East Bay Posts: 3,405 Rep Power: 12091	Jimmy Carter's. Drove by it all the time on the way to Little Five Points... __________________ pearls before swine

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Leader O'Cola Extreme Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Far West Chicago Burbs Posts: 13,632 Rep Power: 142264	you are crying about deficits in every other post and you then turn around and celebrate these taxpayer $-sinks ? __________________ It's not by death, but by life, that death kills life

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huskers1217 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 27,142 Rep Power: 69639	I've drivin by seniors library many times. Never had the urge to actually go in

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olympicoscar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,428 Rep Power: 13602	I was at Harry Truman's and Lyndon Johnson's. Pretty impressive. Would advise anyone that has the chance to see any presidential library.

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tech_iceman #winning Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Texas Posts: 17,987 Rep Power: 8993	seems like a waste of money __________________ I just wanna

02-16-2012, 11:18 AM	#12
JuiceTheGator Engorged Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sw Florida Posts: 11,339 Rep Power: 32508	They're built by donations and partly maintained by taxes - I think. Something like that. __________________ All I really want is to learn something new and interesting. Surprise me dumbass.