Presidential libraries call for US unity amid 'perilous' state of democracy | US politics
First such public declaration says US support for human rights across the globe undermined ‘when our own house [is] in disarray’
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First such public declaration says US support for human rights across the globe undermined ‘when our own house [is] in disarray’
Thirteen presidential centers have issued a joint statement warning of the effects of polarization on democracy. It is the first time the libraries have made a public, bipartisan declaration emphasizing the need for compassion, tolerance, and pluralism.
More than 13 presidential centers, including the Obama Foundation and George W. Bush Presidential Center signed onto the bipartisan statement.
Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles.
Concern for U.S. democracy has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles.