Art helps us honor America s presidents
Robert Maguire
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President’s Day, a national holiday can be a welcome restorative pause during the winter season. Most, at different moments during this day, can have reflective thoughts about the Presidents of the United States.
This day, originally, was set aside for recognition of George Washington’s birthday, who was born in February. In 1971, the United States Congress established the third Monday of February as President’s day through the Uniform Monday Holiday Law a time chosen in between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays.
Subsequently, this day is considered a day to recognize and celebrate the birthdays and lives of all former Presidents.
Biden announces creation of Defense Department China task force By Eleanor Watson Biden imposes new sanctions on Myanmar s military
President Biden, in remarks at his first visit to the Pentagon as commander-in-chief, announced the creation of a China Task Force to assess Defense Department strategies to meet the challenges posed by China.
The task force, which will be led by Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Dr. Ely Ratner, will include up to 15 civilian and uniformed Defense Department employees. It will review strategy, operational concepts, technology and force structure, as well as defense relations with China. It will require a whole of government effort, bipartisan cooperation in Congress and strong relations and partnerships, Biden said. That s how we ll meet the China challenge and ensure the American people win the competition of the future.
Presidentsâ Day: 5 Ways to Make It Meaningful This Year
With kids off from school, here are suggestions for delving into our nationâs complex history with virtual museum visits, D.I.Y. tours and fun movies (Lincoln as a vampire slayer?).
A replica of the Oval Office at the New-York Historical Society, which is open to the public with Covid-19 safety protocols in place.Credit.Glenn Castellano/New-York Historical Society
Feb. 11, 2021
Most years, Presidentsâ Day is treated as little more than a shivery three-day weekend. But with a new chief executive in office, a former one on trial for impeachment and several statues of past presidents pulled down last year, maybe the holiday can offer time to reflect on the presidency and the ambit of our country in general.
Would the Founders Convict Trump and Bar Him From Office?
They believed as a matter of civic principle that ethical leadership is the glue that holds a constitutional republic together.
By Eli Merritt
Dr. Merritt is a visiting scholar at Vanderbilt University, where he is researching the history and psychology of demagogues and writing a book about the American Revolution.
Feb. 9, 2021
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.Credit.DeAgostini/Getty Images
If the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 were sitting today as jurors in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, one thing seems certain based on the historical record. Acting with vigor and dispatch, they would cast two near unanimous votes: first, to convict the president of an impeachable offense, and second, to disqualify him from holding future federal office.