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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:31 PM
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Poll question: Have you ever been to a Presidential library?
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hollywood926 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:34 PM
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1. The Reagan library in Simi Valley...
It was right after he died. They have shrubs in the shape of elephants. It's weird.
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boneygrey Donating Member (651 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:36 PM
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2. I've been to 3
Kennedy, Truman, and Eisenhower.
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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:36 PM
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3. Been to the Gerald Ford Musem in Grand Rapids as a kid
Apparently, his library is in Ann Arbor. Never been though I grew up right there.
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DELUSIONAL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:44 PM
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4. Eisenhower and FDR
Hyde Park is the home of FDR museum and home. Interesting place to visit. Talk about mother in law problems!
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redsoxliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:46 PM
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5. JFK... thrice. I love it.
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madison2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 06:50 PM
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6. No, but I spent lots of years in college libraries studying
does that count?

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Red_Viking Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 07:00 PM
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7. LBJ Library
Born & raised in Austin, so we had the inevitable field trips to see it. Plus, as a UT student, it's right there on campus. But, that's the only one, and I visited due to sheer proximity.

RV
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 07:03 PM
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8. I've been to the JFK...
library about 10 years ago...we are talking about taking a trip up to Boston this summer and hopefully catch a game at Fenway, and you better believe that I'm not leaving that city without visiting again
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CubsFan1982 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 11:02 PM
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9. JFK and Hoover
JFK's, obviously, was more exciting than Hoover's. I'd really like to get to FDR's, Truman's, and LBJ's soon.
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DaveinMD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 11:03 PM
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10. The Kennedy Library
is an amazing place.
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liberalhistorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-31-05 12:30 AM
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13. That it is!
It's the only one I've been to, and I could have stayed all day and all night. I was in Boston in '88 for a job interview, and had an extra day before I had to fly back to Cleveland. I was able to spend it there. One of the first things I saw was one of the original "No Irish Need Apply" signs that hung all over Boston in the 19th century, and that was likely one of the first things JFK's grandparents saw when they arrived in the city. I'd love to go back someday.
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FM Arouet666 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 11:11 PM
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11. The dead Reagan library
I visited before he died. My mom is a docent. Strangely, we are all democrats, my mom volunteers for something to do. Love him or hate him, Reagan was interesting. I personally think he was the second worst president we have had. King Shrubby Chimp is the first. I hear stories about the geriatric repugs that visit the site all full of love and admiration for Reagan. :puke:
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Feathered Fish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-30-05 11:13 PM
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12. Kennedy and Nixon
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