#Obama's Presidential Library

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Will you sign now to stand with President Obama and protect the Obama Presidential Library from major DOGE cuts?

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Chappell Roan marked safe from Obama’s summer playlist

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Has Biden actually done anything at all? There's evidence going around and I think it's compelling, the alternate to voting is instead doing actual social work and participating in protests and organizing political action, which is a good idea i think

1) Yes. Inarguably this has been the most effective progressive domestic administration since I have been alive, and I'm in my thirties. What in the fuck are you talking about? It's not perfect, but it's better than we've seen in fifty years: Obama tried, but Democratic Congressional organization was just not yet used to working with a completely obstructionist GOP Congress in the wake of the tea party.

Even in terms of foreign policy, this is also pretty much as good as US involvement gets. Sorry. Our foreign policy has been shaped by monsters for decades, and that's even without dealing with our huge and active branch of Christian doom cultists. There ain't a candidate in the world that could stop the entire accumulated momentum of geopolitics with a snap of the finger, and I'm not really willing to pretend that Biden is particularly notable for not managing to fix Israel/Palestine relations.

2) In your own words, anon, what precisely does organizing political action entail without participating in the political process? Do you think that abstaining from the part of the gig where you, the citizen, get to say which official gets the job somehow makes your opinions matter more to your elected public officials? Have you ever organized to get so much as a municipal one-time library project budget expanded? Are you perhaps only skilled at political argument with people who already agree with you on the Internet?

What is your leverage, and could it reasonably be described as "extortion" or "blackmail" or "political corruption?" Because those are pretty much the only things on the table that can work more effectively to drive an elected official than a disciplined coalition of political allies (who can be purchased with, you guessed it, votes) or a reliable bloc of voter support. Your vote matters less than the ones you bring with you, sure. Do you think that not voting yourself somehow helps people organize to drive more votes? Have you perhaps replaced your complex reasoning skills with a rapidly dying jellyfish?

3) Holy passive vagueness, Batman! "Evidence is going around." What a masterpiece of a sentence! How it suggests everything while providing nothing! What evidence? Who collected it? Who is talking about the evidence "going around?" Who is listening? How many of them are there? What did they think before? The more I think, the more questions I have, and damn if they ain't predisposing me to be even less charitable.

Like, this is so catastrophically poorly supported that I have to confess that I not only believe this is probably an ask in bad faith (i.e. by someone who is expecting to piss me off or otherwise engage with me adversarially, probably spammed to a whole host of blogs at once with no expectation of response) but I actively hope that it is. The alternative is to have to grapple with the reality that some people are so uncomfortable with the responsibility of moral agency that they're willing to release useful levers of legal and social power just so that they never do anything problematic with that power. Much better, of course, to wash one's hands of anything that might have the stink of responsibility clinging to it. Might fall from the membership of the Elect if you actually get yourself all muddy by doing things, I reckon.

I don't even believe that voting is the only lever we have when it comes to our elected officials or that votes are necessary to secure change, and I am certainly not talking about the presidential ticket alone when I talk voting. What I do believe is two things: one, that voting is a potential lever of power on the emergent chaos of the society in which we live. And two, that anyone telling me to leave a lever of power on the ground without a damn good reason is either incompetent, malicious, or both.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Nick Anderson

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POKING AROUND ON FUCKED UP FRIDAY

There are 606 days to the mid terms and the GOP will drive us off the cliff a week from today - don’t bet against that happening. Yesterday, Elmo announced that he had terminated the lease for the Obama Presidential Library site, because of course. Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan University, who has been outspoken in his criticism of Maladministration II, was recently quoted in the NYT: “This is the greatest pressure put on intellectual life since the McCarthy era. I think it’ll be seen in the future, as that time was seen, as a time when people either stood up for their values or ran in fear of the federal government.” As someone old enough to have been young enough to be there and see first-hand what Dr. Roth speaks of, I have to agree.

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From the Department of Kudos to Steve Schmidt: You gotta love an epic takedown like this, particularly when it’s done so beautifully using so few words: “The 27-year-old White House press secretary often dons a conspicuous cross, while lying to the American people on behalf of Donald Trump. Married to a 60-year-old MAGA-loving real estate developer, the strident Karoline Leavitt has disgraced herself from her very first utterance behind a podium, where she speaks without credibility, tact or grace on all things, all the time.”

From the Department of Things Really Are This Bad: The NYT article about the increasing silence of Trump critics quotes Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, author of How Democracies Die: "When you see important societal actors—be it university presidents, media outlets, CEOs, mayors, governors—changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government, that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism.”

[TCinLA]

[deadpresidents]

Is it true that Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have an uneasy relationship?

I'm sure everything has mellowed over the years since Clinton left office, but they absolutely had a frosty relationship. They had issues dating back to when Clinton was Governor of Arkansas and Carter was still the incumbent President and they seemed to pick up where they left off once Clinton was in the White House.

In fact, there was tension between Carter and his four immediate successors (Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton, and Bush 43). While most former Presidents of the post-World War II era have largely avoided criticizing the incumbent Presidents, Carter was often very candid about certain policy or political issues after leaving office. Carter's work around the globe with the Carter Center was also sometimes seen as influencing or interfering with White House initiatives or events for several different Administrations.

As Jonathan Alter wrote in his excellent 2020 biography of Carter, His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO):

Carter traveled to more than 140 countries after leaving office -- returning to several of them more than a dozen times -- and he said he always kept the State Department apprised of his trips. But the notifications were often pro forma, as if he merely had to check a box before going off on his own. It was no secret that Carter was not a member in good standing of the ex-Presidents' club, in part because he never accepted their code. The unwritten rules aren't complicated: former Presidents are expected to build their libraries and at least try to hold their tongues about the incumbent, not complain -- as Carter often did -- that the policy is wrong or they are underused by the President. No one sitting in the Oval Office likes the idea of a freelance Secretary of State. At the same time, five of the six Presidents who succeeded Carter (all except Reagan) recognized the usefulness of his vast knowledge and high-level contacts. The challenge for them was managing their high-maintenance predecessor. When Carter was President, he took care to cultivate relationships with his living predecessors -- Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford -- and he welcomed their support on China, the Panama Canal, and other issues. After leaving office, he got along exceptionally well with Ford, who joined him on several post-Presidential projects. Ford and Carter promised that each would deliver the eulogy if the other died first. Ford did, and Carter remembered him warmly at his funeral in 2006. George H.W. Bush believed the Ford-Carter bond "set a wonderful example of cooperation and friendship" between old rivals. Carter's successors were a different matter. He said he had "okay relations" with the Bushes -- especially George H.W. Bush -- and Donald Trump in his first two years. It was the Democratic Presidents, Clinton and Obama, whom he found "cooler and more aloof." No one who watched their interactions over the years would be left to wonder why.

Regarding that relationship between Carter and Clinton, Alter also wrote:

During the 1992 Presidential campaign, the tensions between Carter and Bill Clinton of a dozen years earlier resurfaced. "People are looking for somebody who is honest and tells the truth," Carter said in a remark that took on added meaning because it came amid the first national stories of Governor Clinton lying about sex. Clinton, for his part, worried that Carter's failures as President would rub off on another southern governor and hurt his chances. After the election, Clinton wouldn't take Carter's calls. He finally handed him off to Warren Christopher, his transition director and choice for Secretary of State. "Chris" quickly grew tired of Carter, too, and fobbed him off on his undersecretary, Peter Tarnoff. Carter felt snubbed. Clinton's basic problem with Carter was that he too often crossed the line from expressing his views on a subject to saying the President "should" do something. Carter admitted later that while he didn't intend to be personally critical, "I may not always have succeeded.".... ....As Carter moved around the world, the Clinton White House had no confidence that he would limit himself to his assigned mission without making concessions that the President never approved. The White House knew that Carter understood that recalling a former chief executive like some errant ambassador was difficult if not impossible, which meant that he could hog glory and operate outside the President's control. This happened twice in 1994 [in North Korea and Haiti], a year that was simultaneously the peak of Carter's success as a peacemaker and the nadir of his forty-year relationship with Clinton.

[femmecelworld]

I do not stan politicians and neither should you!

but in case u know nothing about Jimmy Carter:

1) after he left office, he spent 40 years (the rest of his life) doing charity work and diplomatic outreach to help promote free elections and human rights with Rosalynn Carter, his wife

2) he has long been on record criticizing isr@el and supporting palestine

3) he has never been popular with DNC party elites, as he criticized every sitting president when he disagreed with them—usually about human rights abuses or war crimes—and he was very unpopular in those circles in the 90s for dissing Bill Clinton (who couldn’t have deserved it more, fuck that guy)

4) he pardoned every single draft dodger of the Vietnam War as soon as he was in office

5) his presidency came to be defined by the Iran hostage crisis, which certainly cost him re-election. Coincidentally, the American hostages were released on Reagan’s Inauguration Day after he defeated Carter 🙃 and of course, in recent years, after calling everyone conspiracy kooks, sources from the Reagan team admitted the campaign’s collusion with Iranian leaders to prolong the standoff until after the election. Then Reagan shipped arms and money to them and we had the Iran Contra scandal

6) Jimmy essentially reinvented the way people campaign for president today—love it or hate it. before JC, the Iowa caucus was not, like, a thing. Jimmy was the first person who realized a longer campaign and making noise in unexpected states could have larger ramifications down the line. it paid off very well for him. until Barack Obama in 2007 (using a lot of the same strategies btw), no ‘outsider’ broke through in presidential politics the way he did

7) Jimmy Carter died in the same house he lived in since 1960, the only house he ever owned, a ranch house currently valued at about 160k.

Jimmy Carter was possibly the only person who did not become president to enrich himself

{got my info from a fun road trip to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library}

[the-empress-7]

DNC Convention

This isn’t for posting (unless you want to) - but IIRC, you’re in Chicago, right? And I was curious what the mood is like - is there a feeling of excitement now that it’s Kamala and Tim headlining the convention this week??? 

There’s such enthusiasm now - and hope! My kids were so disenchanted about voting - for their first presidential election! - and now they can’t wait! We’re in Georgia, so they know all of our votes really do count. 

If you’re not in Chicago, I apologize for misremembering.

But if you are… may the traffic be light and the city be filled with an enthusiasm that remains long after the convention ends!! 💗 

Take care!

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I am so happy to hear that your children are engaged in our democratic process. Well I am in Chicago and we are so blue that we are purple, so my vote doesn’t count either. 

The DNC convention is nothing but a headache for Chicagoans. You have to understand that we host so much shit through the year that at this point we are simply burned out from all the road closures, detours, and large crowds. 

So far this summer we have had a NASCAR event, Lollapalooza, the annual air and water show, Metallica just completed a sold out run at Soldier Field, and endless other summer events that bring in large crowds. We are tired. 

To answer your other question about the excitement around town, We are Obama’s hometown and home to his Presidential library, so no democrat can compete with that IYK what I mean. Even though we are technically Midwesterners and not as jaded as New Yorkers, we are still a hard to impress bunch. 

I was downtown last week and it was pretty chill but I will be avoiding downtown for the upcoming week. 

Note: This post is not an invitation for others to send me political asks. 

[azspot]

Amazon is also integrated into the Democratic party itself. Senator Chuck Schumer’s daughter works for Amazon, so did former Obama spokesperson Jay Carney, as does Kamala Harris’ close advisor Karen Dunn. Bezos himself gave $100 million apiece to Democratic validators Van Jones and Chef Jose Andre, purely as gifts. He also donated $100 million to Barack Obama’s Presidential library. Much of the social issue-oriented infrastructure of the party, the so-called “woke” faction, is financed by corporate money from dominant firms. Powerful Democratic insiders like former Clinton administration official Jamie Gorelick are on the board of Amazon. Gorelick is a partner at Wilmer Hale, and when Merrick Garland was nominated to become Attorney General, she put up a note on her firm biography about how close she is with him, going all the way back to undergraduate days at Harvard.

Monopoly Round-Up: Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post Teach Democrats About Billionaires

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Construction Photos of Obama Library Receive Harsh Reviews: 'Looks Like a Prison' | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin

WTH IS THAT❓

A "MINARET" TO CALL FOR MUSLIM PRAYER❓ A BATHHOUSE ❓

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR BLM-ANTIFA❓

IS HE DISPLAYING THE FAKE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ❓ Or THE NUDE PICS OF HIS MOTHER❓

🤔Construction Photos of OBAMA LIBRARY Receive Harsh Reviews: ‘LOOKS LIKE A PRISON’

👉The SHRINE to Barack Obama, aka the Obama LIBRARY at the Obama Presidential Center (OPC), is STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION in Chicago

👉The OPC has been plagued by RISING COSTS and delays. INITIALLY BUDGETED AT $350–500 MILLION, the project’s cost has BALLOONED TO $830 MILLION and COULD surge PAST $1 BILLION

🔴Photos of the building made the rounds on social media recently, and the building is receiving HARSH CRITICISM, with some suggesting the BARREN, CHARACTERLESS building...

👉Construction was supposed to begin in 2018 but was delayed to 2021

👉The decision to build the OPC on 19.3 acres IN JACKSON PARK, a HISTORIC PUBLIC PARK on the National Register of Historic Places, SPARKED OPPOSITION from environmentalists and preservationists...

[rvllybllply2014]

Corruption alert

Trump was “gifted” a Boeing 747.8 from Qatar’s ruling family and he will use it as Air Force one and once he’s left office he’ll keep it for his presidential library.

Let Obama, Biden or hell even Bush 2, do this shit and he would’ve been impeached immediately

[rabbitcruiser]

Presidents’ Day

Celebrated each year, on the third Monday in February, Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday to pay tribute to the presidents of the United States, including George Washington, the country’s first president, and Abraham Lincoln, who served during the Civil War. The holiday was originally established to honor Washington, but over time it has come to be a day to recognize all of the nation’s presidents. It is a day when many businesses and government offices are closed and people have the day off from work or school. Some people celebrate Presidents’ Day by participating in parades or other events, while others use it as a time to relax and spend time with family and friends.

History of Presidents’ Day

Presidents’ Day has its roots in the celebration of George Washington’s birthday, which has been observed as a national holiday in the United States since the late 18th century. Washington was born on February 22, 1732, and his birthday was first officially recognized as a national holiday by an act of Congress in 1879. The holiday was originally called “Washington’s Birthday,” and it was observed on February 22 each year.

In the 20th century, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which was designed to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers by moving several holidays to Mondays. As part of this act, the holiday honoring Washington was moved to the third Monday in February and was renamed “Presidents’ Day” to recognize not just Washington, but all of the presidents of the United States. The holiday has been observed on the third Monday in February since 1971.

Presidents’ Day is not only a time to honor US presidents, but also a time to reflect on the important role that they have played in shaping the nation’s history.

How to Celebrate Presidents’ Day

There are many ways to celebrate Presidents’ Day. Some people choose to honor the holiday by taking part in parades or other events that are held in honor of the presidents. Others use the day as an opportunity to learn more about the presidents and their contributions to the country. Here are a few ideas for celebrating Presidents’ Day:

Attend a Parade, or Visit a Presidential Museum or Library

Many cities and towns hold parades on Presidents’ Day to celebrate the presidents of the USA. Look for one in your area and join in the celebration. There are also many museums and libraries dedicated to the presidents of the United States.

Read a Book About a President

There are many books available about US presidents. Consider reading one of these to learn more about a particular president or the history of the presidency:

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow. This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography provides an honest portrait of George Washington, the man who became the United States’ first president.

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. This book chronicles the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his ability to lead and manage a diverse group of advisors and cabinet members.

John F. Kennedy: A Biography by Michael O’Brien. A comprehensive biography of JFK, examining the life and legacy of the 35th president, from his childhood and education to his assassination in 1963.

The Reagan Diaries edited by Douglas Brinkley. A collection of diary entries written by President Ronald Reagan during his two terms in office, this book provides a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the Reagan presidency.

Barack Obama: The Story by David Maraniss. Offering a detailed and nuanced portrait of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, it covers Obama’s early life, political career, and presidency, and offers insight into the man and his leadership style.

Watch a Movie or Documentary

There are many films and documentaries about US presidents, but here’s a few to get you started:

Lincoln (2012) – A biographical drama that stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. It focuses on Lincoln’s role in the abolition of slavery and the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

Truman (1995) – Starring Gary Sinise as the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, the film covers Truman’s life, career, and presidency, including his role in the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan and the Korean War.

JFK (1991) – A biographical drama starring Kevin Costner as President John F. Kennedy, this film examines the events leading up to Kennedy’s assassination and the investigations that followed.

Nixon (1995) – Stars Anthony Hopkins as President Richard Nixon. The film covers Nixon’s political career, the Watergate scandal and his eventual resignation from office.

The President (2019) – A documentary profiling President Barack Obama, covering his life, career, and presidency.

Participate in a Service Project

Presidents’ Day is a good time to think about ways to serve your community. Consider participating in a service project or volunteering your time to help others.

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[reasoningdaily]

Another Black woman has made history. Dr. Kenvi Phillips is the director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, the first of its kind to be fully digital.

According to People Of Color In Tech (POCIT), Phillips began her inaugural role on June 16, putting her in charge of all the programs and activities at the library—virtually, of course. As the Obama Foundation decided not to construct a physical building to host the traditional establishment, its records, with approximately 95% already made digitally, are now being kept in this virtual forum.

While this innovative project is new, Phillips’ career is rich with its own history. The two-time Howard University graduate is no novice in library and archival management.

Not only has she served as the director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Brown University Library, but Phillips has also devoted her time and leadership to her alma mater’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. The center hosts the largest amount of resources and documents on the global Black diaspora.

With over two decades of experience, Phillips is a beacon of representation and proficiency for this groundbreaking role. Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, shared her excitement about the appointment in a press release.

“I am excited Dr. Phillips is joining the National Archives as the Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library. With her extensive experience in libraries and archives and her passion for public history, she will be an excellent steward for our archival and artifact collections and public engagement work,” said Shogan in May. “As the Director of the first digital presidential library in our system, Kenvi will help shape a new course for how we think about access to, and engagement with, the stories and decisions that helped shape our nation.”

The Obama Foundation CEO Valeria Jarrett also emphasized Phillips’ storied history in archiving materials.

“Her strong experience in archives and collections will help make the digitized records a great asset that will be available to everyone, everywhere, including historians, researchers, educators, and students,” explained Jarrett. “We look forward to continuing to work with the National Archives as they provide access to these historic records, and we look forward to displaying artifacts from the Obama Presidential Library in the Foundation’s Obama Presidential Museum, which we will open on the South Side of Chicago in Spring 2026.”

While making history herself, Phillips will offer her leadership and expertise to promote Obama’s legacy through these collections.

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Jess Piper at The View from Rural Missouri:

This is a story of what happened in Arnold, Missouri on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Arnold is a bedroom community in Jefferson County less than 20 miles from St Louis. A town of about 20,000 people with a small town feel and mostly regressive politics. But, like I will always remind you — that’s not the story. The story is the folks standing up for their neighbors and their rights in a state whose lawmakers are using techniques found in fascist countries. This is a story of abortion rights in a state that has banned abortion. But, first… what happened to Missouri?

My state was known as the bellwether state. It looks like a microcosm of the country's political makeup; Missouri has its two big cities, reliably voting for the liberal consensus, located on the outermost boundaries of the state — much like the American coasts. St. Louis and Kansas City look like they are trying to flee the state, though, barely in our state border, where the GOP-dominates the north, middle, and southern spaces. The Missouri bellwether was a political phenomenon that meant that the state of Missouri voted for the winner in all but one U.S. presidential election from 1904 to 2008…I bet you can figure out what happened in 2008. Obama. A Black man won the Presidency and he did not carry Missouri.

But, even more than Obama, the Missouri GOP had won a supermajority in the House in 2002 and they haven’t lost that supermajority in 22 years. In fact. they hold a trifecta with a GOP-dominated House, Senate, and a Republican Governor. We have been slipping for two decades with our state outcomes for everything from schools to roads to healthcare falling and our rate of gun violence climbing. In a recent study that Gov Mike Parson happily quoted, “Missouri is ranked 4th for potential.” I guess when you’ve hit rock bottom, there’s nowhere to go but up. It’s all “potential” at this point. But, back to Arnold. One of the “architects” of the Missouri abortion ban is State Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman. She is notorious in the state for her anti-woman stances and bills. She even filed a bill to restrict the travel of pregnant women in our state with a bounty for Missourians to turn in their neighbors — it was never given a hearing. She did author the abortion ban, though, and below you can see her tweet bragging about passing a draconian bill that did not even include exemptions for rape or incest.

[...] Coleman has implied on several occasions that “out of state” interests want to gather signatures and that by signing, folks are at risk of identity theft. There is absolutely no proof of this happening, and all of the volunteers I’ve met gathering signatures were Missourians. I am one myself. Coleman isn’t being truthful, but more than that, the intimidation that follows her needs to be addressed. [...]

The abortion ballot signing event in Arnold was staffed by four volunteers and was set to run from 10-2 at the public library. All four volunteers were constituents of Senator Coleman and one told me the Senator showed up at the event right around 10am. The volunteers were set-up in the parking lot and had signs up directing voters to their location. Sen Coleman was having a hard time manning all four volunteers and became frustrated when she couldn’t try to talk her own community members out of signing the petition. Coleman was reported to have raised her voice over at least one of the volunteers and directed signers that the petition is “not like Roe” and that there was “no alternative if a doctor commits malpractice.” She also reminded signers that she was a “constitutional lawyer” as she flagged down cars in the parking lot.

A volunteer said that Sen Coleman would flat out tell her constituents, “Do not sign the petition” ordering them not to sign. Quickly after Sen Coleman arrived, a library staffer came out and told the signature gatherers that they must remove their signs and could only stand on the sidewalk. The volunteers did as instructed. Later, during the signing event, a volunteer did get off the sidewalk to approach a voter who wanted to sign the petition and Sen Coleman followed her into the parking lot. The police were called for the incident and three cruisers eventually responded. A library employee told a volunteer that she needed to leave because she didn’t follow the rules and the volunteer responded by saying that Sen Coleman should be forced to leave as well. By the time police arrived, both the volunteer and Coleman were back on the sidewalk. Neither were forced to leave the event.

The Arnold event did garner 143 signatures for the petition. It also shed light on the brazen attempt to intimidate volunteers and signers in Missouri — I am writing this post so that I can get the word out. This is the story of just one event. From the beginning of the process, volunteers have been threatened. The “Missouri Right to Life” organization set up a snitch line in the very first days of the petition trying to find signing events to send out their own folks to harass and intimidate volunteers.

Jess Piper wrote in her Substack about a story of how anti-abortion extremists such as State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) and the “decline to sign” movement headed by Missouri Right To Life attempted to intimidate potential abortion access ballot measure signers out of signing it at a signature gathering event in Arnold, Missouri this past Saturday.

[deadpresidents]

Which presidential library do documents regarding the transition from one administration to another end up in? Both?

I imagine that copies would eventually end up in both libraries, but each Administration is required to preserve documents or records that are produced during their term of office. So, for example, any documents or materials produced by the Administration of George W. Bush to help with the transition leading to Barack Obama's inauguration would officially need to be preserved by the Bush Administration. Anything from noon on January 20, 2001-January 20, 2009 would be Bush Administration records, anything from noon on January 20, 2009-January 20, 2017 would be Obama Administration records, and so on.

It all falls under the umbrella of the National Archives and Records Administration anyway as the NARA is responsible for maintaining all modern Presidential Libraries. But under the Presidential Records Act, each President bears the legal responsibility for preserving and ultimately transferring the records produced by their respective Administrations to the NARA.

[mariacallous]

My cousin is helping to build the Obama Presidential library. As a construction worker.

That sounds like it could be interesting.