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City of Presidents with James Van Nuys
City of Presidents with James Van Nuys
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Sep 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week on Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan chats with James Van Nuys, the sculptor behind a new statue of Barack Obama, which will join 43 of Obama’s Presidential predecessors in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota as part of the “City of Presidents.” They talk about nearby Mount Rushmore, how Van Nuys got through sculpting some of the least notable Presidents, and the challenges ahead for whoever gets stuck molding #45. Things we talked about in today’s podcast: City of Presidents https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/city-presidents-rapid-city Barack Obama Statue by James Van Nuys https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/public-sculptures/barack-obama Richard Nixon Statue https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/public-sculptures/richard-nixon James Buchanan Statue https://www.presidentsusa.net/buchananrapidcity.html FDR Statue https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/public-sculptures/franklin-d-roosevelt William H. Taft Statue https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/public-sculptures/william-howard-taft America documentary https://americadocumentary.com/ Royall House and Slave Quarters https://royallhouse.org/ Belina Sutton https://royallhouse.org/slavery/belinda-sutton-and-her-petitions/ - Listen to past episodes at: https://outofofficepod.com/ - Follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ooopodcast/
Released:
Sep 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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