Pat Kenny
speaker
10,429 appearances
248 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2025
last heard 4d ago
Pat Kenny’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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That's in Washington, the Ronald Reagan Airport and JFK, as I mentioned.
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But this is a sitting president.
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Do we have other examples of living leaders who got airports named after them while alive?
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Well, if activities in that area is some reason to name an airport, why not Epstein Airport?
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Now, the voice we heard was Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida.
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Donald J. Trump International Airport, that's just the latest in a long line of places that have been named after the president.
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I've been trying to think of them, but you've been compiling the list.
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So that was Treasury Secretary Scott Besson dedicating the new President Donald J. Trump Bridge in Tennessee.
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Will you take us through the other American airports named after presidents and how the naming process differs in this particular situation?
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Now, it's extraordinary to think Christmas Eve in 1963, the 24th of December.
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He died on the 22nd of November that year.
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So we're literally talking about a month.
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Now, that was, as I say, the dedication in December of 1963.
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Closer to home now, have there been any attempts to name Irish airports after either a former president or a former Taoiseach?
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Now, there are a number of other airports named after celebrities.
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Which are the most notable and have they caused controversy in the naming?
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But change can happen, and airports named after controversial figures have had their names rescinded on occasion, I believe.
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And that was KTNV Television in Nevada back in 2021.
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But I suppose, Simon, the lesson is airport names can change, but let's see how long Donald J. Trump International Airport retains its new moniker.
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Absolutely.
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