| | a few of the Vettes driven for today's social |  | |
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 | then moved inside partially to get everyone thru the security checkpoint |  |
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 | Jo Anne gave us the Low-Down and timeline for the rest of the social |  |
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| | Neat art above the main desk |  | |
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| | Note: The intent of this page is only to share highlights of the Library - a place that we feel should be of interest & history to be visited | |
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The Tour
Which was on-your own and divided into two halves - the permanent displays and the special temporary display that currently presented "Baseball: America’s Presidents, America’s Pastime"
Starting the tour, you come see displays with Gifts from around the world
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 | These displays contained items from the Middle East and Africa |  |
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 | Items from Asia |  |
 | Items from The Americas |  |  |
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 | Items from Europe & Russia |  |
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 | Gifts from the American People |  |
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| | Before splitting off to the various display areas, we watched a short video which played around a square room - very impressive | |
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The Permanent Displays
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 | The life of George W started the Permanent Display side of the Library - most with continuous running videos |  |
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| | You saw quotes from George W & Laura as you went thru the library |  | |
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 |  | most of us remember his huge love for Baseball ...and being a former Texas Ranger Team Owner |  |
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 | Who could EVER FORGET the Terrorism Attack on the US that happened while he was President. There were numerous heart wrenching displays (with video) that reminded you of that horrific day
Below are two beams from the Twin Towers that fell that day |  |
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 | A replica of the Oval Office as it was while George W was President |  |  |
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 |  | complete down to the seal on the ceiling |  |
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 | you could take your own pictures or their photographer took pictures that you could purchase in teh Gift Shop |  |
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 | There was an interactive Kid's Zone which allowed youngsters to explore and learn |  |
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 | Displays of clothing worn to various events | Air Force One and memorabilia - several of us that raced Waco saw this plane land there numerous times |  |
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| |  | Displays of significant activities accomplished during his Presidency | |
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 | More gifts from other countries |  |  |
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 |  | A display on HIV around the world |  |
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 | You could sit in the command center and make decisions on world events |  |  |
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| |  | During his presidency there were also numerous National Disasters that happened | |
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 | an ingenious way to gather photos of people attending the library ...you stand in front of the camera, press the button and then you see yourself on the tree of monitors |  |
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The Baseball Display
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 | "Baseball: America’s Presidents, America’s Pastime" shared the date of the first President attending a baseball game ...and the ceremonial pitches - all presidents.
Of course the 2010 World Series which the Texas Rangers played in |  |
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 |  | These were definitely larger-than-life-size statues of both former Presidents |  |
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| | No pictures form the Archives part of the Library
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Lunch Afterwards
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 | as you finished the tour, you were invited to go across I75 to Twisted Root for lunch |  |  |
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