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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Promise Land of Trustafarians
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There's no government-affiliated White House gift shop.
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Interesting....
"The origin of the White House Gift Shop, long known as WHGS, began as The White House Flower Fund which was renamed The White HousePolice Benefit Fund on September 9, 1946 by President Harry S. Truman and permanently ordered in 1951 by presidential memorandum. "The White House Police Fund's objectives were to provide flowers when a member had a death in their immediate family and to present a special gift to retiring White House Police (now the Uniformed Division of United States Secret Service) members. On November 1, 1950, White House Police Officer Leslie Coffelt was killed and two other Officers, Joseph Davidson and Donald Birdzell, were injured while defending President Truman during an assassination attempt at Blair House. Following this assassination attempt and the heroic actions of Officer Coffelt, President Truman by permanent Presidential Order in coordination with then Chief of Secret Service, James Rowley and Army Brigadier General Harry Vaughan, enlarged the mission of the White House Police Fund which was renamed The White House Gift Shop, Est. 1946." ... |
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Mr. Anderson
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Nobody’s got the gold proof “grab ‘em by the pussy” commemorative coin?!? The carving/relief is exquisite.
The U.S. Mint was working overtime with that graceless bozo on the job. The “shithole” silver dollar, etc. |
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¡Damned!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Purgatory.
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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I actually think the worst part is he will still be the one to make the Republican ticket. Of course, he will appeal the case and it will drag on.
Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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