Simon Tierney
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132 appearances
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first heard May 2026
last heard 18 Jul
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The Pat Kenny Show · What is a presidential library, and will Trump build his own ? · 30 May 2026
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Before 1978...
A president's papers were considered personal records, but when the Presidential Records Act was passed, all papers were officially deemed the property of the US government to be managed by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Of course, we've seen so much controversy around that with Trump and Biden.
Crucially, they would be built using private funds, but federally operated.
Yeah, so the numbers are staggering.
The budget for Obama's was originally $500 million back in 2017, but it ballooned to a final tally of $850 million.
The Financial Times reports that the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation is tasked with raising $1 billion to fund his library in Miami.
Yeah, so Jackie Kennedy was very instrumental in fundraising for the museum, Pat, which is located on the banks of the Charles River in Boston, if any of your listeners have been there.
Designed by I.M.
Pei.
He's one of the 20th century's greatest achievements.
He also designed the glass pyramid outside the Louvre, which I'm sure you're familiar with.
Now, by the mid-60s, Jackie and her committee had raised $20 million, right?
That's about $20 million... Sorry, that's around $200 million, actually, in today's money.
But it's a real hustle.
So here's Jackie in a 1965 fundraising video.
It's absolutely stunning.
It's right on the river.
It's gorgeous.
I.M.
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