Each week, we bring the Archives straight to your inbox, linking the holdings to themes, anniversaries, significant dates, or current events. With the Archives Museum closed in early 2020, this newsletter was born out of that need for connection. At the Foundation, we aim to be one of those connections you value: linking you to the Archives, to each other, and to our shared American story. Over the past two years, our personal and professional connections have taken on new meaning. Sadly, the pandemic will lurch into the start of 2022 as well. Looking back, this year was a mixed bag at best – there were moments of normalcy (we miss you early summer!) but we also continued to feel the uncertainty that we came to expect from 2020. Make sure you stay tuned for additional American Experience updates. This week, we’re unveiling a new, more interactive newsletter layout that serves as a portal to the Archives holdings. Speaking of fresh starts, our team behind American Experience has some exciting updates. Did they stick to their plans? Is some of their work and our work as a nation still left undone? This week, we dug into the Archives to revisit the past resolutions of some notable figures in American history. From the first recorded resolutions in ancient Babylon to your list last week, humanity has always looked for a way to mark the passage of time and begin anew. The practice of making resolutions for the new year dates back thousands of years. While we don’t yet know what’s in store, January is always a good time to reflect, reset, and make a fresh start. We’ve just flipped our calendars to 2022 – a new year with a blank page in our history book to write itself. While their names may be forgotten, their impact on our country’s history cannot be. This week, refresh your memory as we take a look at the legacies of a few oft-forgotten presidents. We’ve been highlighting those presidential library museums and archives in our virtual programs. Don’t forget that the Archives runs the modern Presidential Libraries, starting with Herbert Hoover. The National Archives is home to all records of the Executive Office, keeping track of the Presidents and their achievements great and small. history exam, more than a few probably escape you. But who was in the White House during the Spanish American War or when the twentieth amendment was passed? Unless you are prepping for an AP U.S. Of course, most know Lincoln, who gave the country the Emancipation Proclamation, and FDR, who led us into World War II and is the only four-term president. We have had forty-six Presidents – how many can you name? Certainly, most of us could make a run at the presidents during the period of our country’s founding.
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