The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in July removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display. A person familiar with the exhibit plans, who was not authorized to discuss them publicly, said the change came about as part of a content review that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House to remove an art museum director.

A temporary label including content about Trump’s impeachments had been on display since September 2021 at the Washington museum, a Smithsonian spokesperson told The Washington Post, adding that it was intended to be a short-term addition to address current events. Now, the exhibit notes that “only three presidents have seriously faced removal.”

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  • cyborganism
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    6019 days ago

    Who controls the past now, controls the future.

    Who controls the present now, controls the past.

    • @AliSaket@mander.xyz
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      318 days ago

      Not too long in the future:

      The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.

      Also from 1984 by George Orwell

      • cyborganism
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        218 days ago

        That book, along with Animal Farm, should be a mandatory book to read in school.

        • @jcs@lemmy.world
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          118 days ago

          As of early-2000s, both novels were required reading in my high school central Texas curriculum.