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GReedDiamond

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3. I got a behind the scenes tour of...

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 11:21 PM

Saturday

...the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley maybe 30 years ago.

The library director was a Democrat, fwiw.

He took me into a very large storage area, closed off to the general public, which was lined with rows of very large floor to ceiling metal shelves.

The shelves were loaded with all sorts of things that had been gifted to Ronnie during his reign of error.

One item was the "world's largest" ball of twine, maybe 6 to 8 feet in diameter.

That was the most memorable thing I saw there.

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