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GReedDiamond

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7. I was told that anything presented...

Reply to Ptah (Reply #6)

Sun May 31, 2026, 12:05 AM

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...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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