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Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents
The series has drawn more than 1 million Substack views as contributors write about presidents and first ladies, with some essays echoing concerns about democracy.
- Former presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton contributed essays to the "In Pursuit" project, a 250th-anniversary series featuring writings on 43 presidents and 30 first ladies.
- Curated by U.S. archivist Colleen Shogan, the project aims to "surface the lessons from the past 250 years of American history," despite Shogan being fired by President Donald Trump last year.
- Chief Justice John Roberts and Michelle Obama joined historians in writing about past leaders, with Shogan instructing all authors to avoid partisan or ideological narratives.
- The essays have reached more than 1 million cumulative views on Substack, reflecting contemporary anxieties about democracy that contrast with Trump's calls for federal institutions to stick to patriotic interpretations.
- An essay by Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Ulysses S. Grant emphasizes that the nation's future depends on leaders choosing "law over loyalty" over personal ambition and institutional bending.
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Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama pen essays on US presidents
George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined a roster of historians and authors in contributing to the In Pursuit project, a 250th-anniversary series that had each writer produce an essay about a president or first lady.
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Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents
Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right2Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
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