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Biden to build presidential library in Delaware with fundraising set to start soon
CNN.com ^ | Sep 6, 2025 | Arlette Saenz

Posted on 09/06/2025 3:16:11 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in his home state of Delaware, and is set to start a fundraising push to fund the effort soon, according to a senior member of the Joe and Jill Biden Foundation.

The effort is expected to be a heavy lift, as presidential libraries carry hefty price tags totaling into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Biden will start fundraising later than his predecessors and the donor requests come as Democrats continue to grapple with their path forward and where to invest money.

The library will be a key part of efforts to burnish Biden’s legacy. Since leaving the White House, Biden, 82, has spent much of his post-presidency in Delaware but has only given a few public speeches.

In May, he began treatment for an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that metastasized to his bones.

Biden’s team envisions constructing an “immersive museum” to recap his legacy and wants the library to become “a hub for leadership, service, and civic engagement.

“The project will serve as a vibrant and lasting space where history, learning, and civic leadership come together, inspiring future generations to lead with purpose, serve their communities, and strengthen our nation,” the senior member said.

The foundation recently approved a 13-member board of governance comprised of close allies and former administration officials. Rufus Gifford, a longtime Democratic fundraiser who served in the Biden and Obama administrations, will serve as board chair. Other notable members include former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, and Steve Ricchetti, former counselor to Biden.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: biden; fjb; library; lol; presidentautopen
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1 posted on 09/06/2025 3:16:11 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A basement library? That would be a first.


2 posted on 09/06/2025 3:17:54 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Let’s see now...Red China’s surely in. Who else would want to contribute?


3 posted on 09/06/2025 3:19:48 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: alternatives?

It will be a garage door front, with boxes of crap you can go through along the walls.

Oil stains from the Corvette will be there, but Hunter is selling that at his first opportunity.


4 posted on 09/06/2025 3:20:16 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

With every presidential document now digitized, it would seem that the era of presidential libraries should be over.


5 posted on 09/06/2025 3:20:53 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They’re purchasing the phone booth across the street from his home for the library. The only thing it will be able to hold are his two auto-pen devices.


6 posted on 09/06/2025 3:22:56 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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Just send him to the closest petting zoo and tell him it's his library.
He'll love it.
7 posted on 09/06/2025 3:23:41 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Fiji Hill

A couple of floppy disks would be enough regarding the professional fool.


8 posted on 09/06/2025 3:24:25 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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FTA

The Biden foundation approved a 13-member Bd of Governance
comprised of close allies and former administration officials.
<><>Rufus Gifford, a Democratic fundraiser, is board chair.
<><>Others include former SoS Antony Blinken,
<><>former Delaware Gov. Jack Markell,
<><>and Steve Ricchetti, former counselor to Biden.


They’re nothing but figureheads-——Hunter and drjill will make all the decisions.


9 posted on 09/06/2025 3:24:39 PM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil kno ws you're dead (Irish blessing))
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Just what Delaware needs…
Another toxic waste site


10 posted on 09/06/2025 3:29:56 PM PDT by silverleaf (M:“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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Filled with children’s Golden Books?


11 posted on 09/06/2025 3:36:06 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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Don’t forget the photos of his burned-out kitchen where he and his cat almost died, memorabilia of his Uncle Ambrose being eaten by cannibals in New Guinea, the official record of Beau’s death in Iraq, the watch Joe wore and repeatedly looked at while the casket’s of the 13 Marines killed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul were being transported, the bike he fell off, and the pedal clips that locked his feet in place, while riding in Gordon’s Pond State Park near Rehoboth, Delaware, the airplane stairs he fell twice going up on, the stage he tripped and fell on after handing out diplomas to Air Force Academy graduates, the special shoes made for Joe so he wouldn’t fall over, a replica of Hunter’s laptop, a duplicate of the bag of cocaine found in the White House, a replica of Hunter’s contract with Burisma, some of Hunter’s unsold paintings, receipts from the Secret Service for all the years they rented out a cottage on his Delaware property, a handful of his hair plugs, etc. Feel free to add on to the list.


12 posted on 09/06/2025 3:38:33 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Makes sense.

That’s where his garage with all his stolen classified documents is located.


13 posted on 09/06/2025 3:49:15 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Dunning-Kruger Effect Simplified: Stupid People Are Too Stupid To Realize They're Stupid)
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The guy pardoned his family with 15 minutes left in his term.


14 posted on 09/06/2025 3:49:47 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy ( )
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15 posted on 09/06/2025 4:01:30 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Of course the primary source of funds will be the Ukraine and Barisma. They owe him big time . . .


16 posted on 09/06/2025 4:02:20 PM PDT by MCSETots
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Will the autopen get a wing? Already has a portrait in the WH! :)


17 posted on 09/06/2025 4:05:01 PM PDT by xp38
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18 posted on 09/06/2025 4:05:14 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“C’mon, dead-beats! Pony up! An’ a free painting by my boy, the world-famous ‘Hunner’ with every hunnert-thousan’ donation. Just write ‘Beau’ on yer check an’ I’ll putcher name on the donor plaque in ALL CAPS! Now howzat fer ‘preciation?!”


19 posted on 09/06/2025 4:13:53 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: silverleaf

Have to wear a double mask and show your vax pass to get it in.


20 posted on 09/06/2025 4:17:02 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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