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GReedDiamond

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

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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What 'world's biggest' have you seen? [View all] Ptah Saturday OP

World largest pistachio, at Pistachioland in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Enter stage left Saturday #1

How large was it? Ptah Saturday #2

A 30 ft tall statue of a pistachio. Sorry, I don't know how to post pictures, Enter stage left Saturday #4

That's astounding! Ptah Saturday #5

DU - Post Images wyn borkins 3 hrs ago #20

I got a behind the scenes tour of... GReedDiamond Saturday #3

Was there an explanation as to why it was in a presidential library? Ptah Saturday #6

I was told that anything presented... GReedDiamond Yesterday #7

Does biggest failed President count? Bobstandard Yesterday #8

He has to count to five as part of his quarterly annual cognitive tests. Orrex 17 hrs ago #9

As a matter of fact... Orrex 17 hrs ago #10

Large enough to contain a tempest. Ptah 16 hrs ago #16

This message was self-deleted by its author True Dough 17 hrs ago #11

I was going to post the same thing, True Niagara 17 hrs ago #12

No need to lock the thread True Dough 17 hrs ago #13

Copy that, True Niagara 17 hrs ago #14

My husband wouldn't have wanted me to brag on him Marthe48 16 hrs ago #15

well played! Orrex 15 hrs ago #17

did it stay overnight in Tucson? I can't remember Kali 3 hrs ago #18

No, it was in Tucson for about 30 minutes. Ptah 3 hrs ago #19

I would say it is a red Hatch/Anaheim Kali 3 hrs ago #21

Yum! Ptah 3 hrs ago #22

Sort of counts - The Grand Canyon. Amazing! electric_blue68 2 hrs ago #23