City of Presidents with James Van Nuys

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/

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Out of Office is a travel podcast hosted by us, Ryan Davis and Kiernan Schmitt. From early childhood, we were each infected with a serious case of wanderlust (among other things.) We define travel broadly, from local day trips to high-flyin’ overseas adventures. Every episode, we dig into one topic—ranging from the serious to the silly, the practical to the outlandish—and give advice on how to get out there and explore the world.