Presidential Libraries: Top Moments from 10 Dedication Ceremonies — with Tevi Troy (part 2)
Quick question: Name something former presidents have in common.
How about: Begging for money!
"I would say parenthetically that one of the things that brings former presidents closest together is the extremely onerous and burdensome task of begging for enough money to build a presidential library from private sources; not from the government, and then turn it over to the federal government in perpetuity as a repository for the records of our great nation."
That was Jimmy Carter … speaking at the dedication of Ronald Reagan's Library … November 4th, 1991.
On June 18th, 2026, another…
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