Letters from an American

Turning Out For History

March 30, 2026·12 min·4-min readnarrativepolitics
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The podcast episode, delivered as a letter by historian Heather Cox Richardson, examines the efforts by the Trump administration in 2025–2026 to reshape American historical narratives through executive action, particularly via the 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History' execut

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Donald J. TrumpLindsey HalliganRussell VogtLonnie BunchCynthia RoofJames Millward

Books

1984by George Orwell

Companies

Smithsonian InstitutionNational Park Service

Topics

AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyGeopoliticsHistorical FiguresInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeUs Politics

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