Don Gagne
speaker
157 appearances
14 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 18 Jun
Don Gagne’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's traditional for former presidents to create a library to house records and documents from their presidency and to highlight their time in the White House.
The Obama Center is different.
First off, it's not a presidential library, the logic being that records from the Obama era were digital and are accessible online.
There's a museum, but the center also features a branch of the Chicago Public Library.
There's ample park space, even a regulation NBA-sized basketball court.
Not invited, President Donald Trump, who's known to regularly insult and demean Obama in speeches and to the press.
Don Gagne, NPR News, Chicago.
If people will pay it, why would you take it back?
It's traditional for former presidents to create a library to house records and documents from their presidency and to highlight their time in the White House.
The Obama Center is different.
First off, it's not a presidential library, the logic being that records from the Obama era were digital and are accessible online.
There's a museum, but the center also features a branch of the Chicago Public Library.
There's ample park space, even a regulation NBA-sized basketball court.
Guests at the dedication ceremony will include former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Joe Biden.
Not invited, President Donald Trump, who's known to regularly insult and demean Obama in speeches and to the press.
Don Gagne, NPR News, Chicago.
And it's a memorandum of understanding.
If it doesn't get done in 60 days, that's all right.
It's traditional for former presidents to create a library to house records and documents from their presidency and to highlight their time in the White House.
The Obama Center is different.
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