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Tag: Statements

Talking Cold War
SenateFebruary 2, 2019

“We were involved in some coups”: How to avoid an inconvenient reckoning and more on the Cold War

The project is still getting caught up while simultaneously working on visualizations for the data; these will be posted soon and updated regularly. For now, […]

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HouseJanuary 29, 2019

Trump’s the president, but Congress seems to want the nation’s founders to lead the way

In this installment of the Political Uses of the Past Project, the revolutionary generation seems to be on the minds of members of the House. […]

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HouseJanuary 24, 2019

On the House Floor, the shutdown brings out the presidents and the precedents

Reagan, Truman, Kennedy, Clinton and both Bushes made appearances in congressional speeches about the shutdown last week, and other speeches focused on the unprecedented facts […]

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Trump AdministrationJanuary 21, 2019

You can’t impeach a president who has done more than any other president in the history of our country; that’s the way Trump views it

You can’t impeach somebody that’s doing a great job. … I’ve probably done more in the first two years than any President, any administration, in […]

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SenateJanuary 15, 2019

#WWLD? Evoking Lincoln for Some Shutdown Shaming

Based on some lines from the Gettysburg Address, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) has concluded that there is no way “President Lincoln, the founder of the […]

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Trump AdministrationJanuary 7, 2019

Highest ever, lowest ever, best ever, worst ever, and a series of historic firsts: Trump celebrates the new year with a ball drop of history-centered hyperbole

A series of generally unscripted appearances by the president has provided the Political Uses of the Past Project with a bevy of unusual history-centered claims. […]

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