As calls for loans and gifts from the collection persisted -- including an appeal from France 's president , Jacques Chirac , who secured a loan for the Louvre , and from the Smithsonian 's secretary , Lawrence M. Small -- Mr. Eisner said he felt pressed to make a decision about it .
Jacques Chirac
France
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France
PERSON
Jacques Chirac
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Louvre
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Smithsonian
PERSON
Lawrence M. Small