UNUM Ken Burns

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22 September 2026 14:05

At Colgate University last week, President Obama recommended Ken Burns’s THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION as a “quick synopsis” for a course on democracy. We agree.

Roosevelt Institute

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16 September 2026 13:58

“Optimism is the rare resource that grows as you dispense it.” @kenlburns.bsky.social and Geoffrey Ward explore how FDR restored Americans’ faith in our economy and democracy amid the depths of the Great Depression. Read via @inpursuitusa.bsky.social: inpursuit.substack.com/p/franklin-d...

In Pursuit USA

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15 September 2026 14:59

Geoffrey C. Ward and @kenlburns.bsky.social write about Franklin D. Roosevelt and the political force of durable optimism. FDR entered office in 1933 with one in four Americans out of work, 9,000 banks failed, and public confidence collapsing.

In Pursuit USA

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13 August 2026 13:09

John M. Bridgeland writes about Helen “Nellie” Taft, a First Lady who expanded the role beyond ceremony. She advised her husband, joined him in the inaugural procession, and treated the White House and Washington’s public spaces as places for civic life.

In Pursuit USA

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11 August 2026 19:27

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. writes about William Howard Taft and a public career that did not end with a failed presidency. After finishing third in the 1912 election, Taft returned to law and public service before becoming the only former president to serve as Chief Justice.