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GReedDiamond

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7. I was told that anything presented...
Sun May 31, 2026, 12:05 AM
Yesterday

...to Reagan, or any President, had to be, by law, documented and stored in their prez library.

That included the giant ball of twine.

I did see several very elaborately decorated, hand-tooled leather horse saddles that had been presented to Saint Ronnie, which he could not actually use, at least after he had left office.

No prez could personally keep anything gifted them during their term(s) of office. All such gifts belonged to the People of the U.S. and were not the personal property of any prez.

I'm sure that will be another established protocol that preznit Donnie dipshit violates if he ever has the chance.

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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 5 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 20 hrs ago #9
As a matter of fact... Orrex 20 hrs ago #10
Large enough to contain a tempest. Ptah 18 hrs ago #16
This message was self-deleted by its author True Dough 20 hrs ago #11
I was going to post the same thing, True Niagara 19 hrs ago #12
No need to lock the thread True Dough 19 hrs ago #13
Copy that, True Niagara 19 hrs ago #14
My husband wouldn't have wanted me to brag on him Marthe48 18 hrs ago #15
well played! Orrex 18 hrs ago #17
did it stay overnight in Tucson? I can't remember Kali 6 hrs ago #18
No, it was in Tucson for about 30 minutes. Ptah 6 hrs ago #19
I would say it is a red Hatch/Anaheim Kali 5 hrs ago #21
Yum! Ptah 5 hrs ago #22
Sort of counts - The Grand Canyon. Amazing! electric_blue68 4 hrs ago #23
Worlds' largest binocular infrared telescope. Nac Mac Feegle 1 hr ago #24
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