She did a fantastic job, and she always wanted that to be the Southern White House. And in fact, when she died, she left it to the White House Historical Society. And the late, great Jimmy Carter decided that Mar A Lago was too expensive for the United States. So fortunately for me, he gave it back to the Historical Society and I bought it. Then we spent a lot of money and made it great. (43:22–43:27)
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