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Clinton, Bush, Obama contribute essays to presidential history project

Three ex-presidents join historians in bipartisan essay series led by archivist fired by Trump.

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Aug 9yesterdaytodaynow · 11:07 PM

Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 5 items across 4 sources · 18h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

Three former U.S. presidents—Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama—have joined a bipartisan essay project called "In Pursuit" exploring lessons from American presidents and first ladies, alongside historians and Chief Justice John Roberts. The project is led by Colleen Shogan, the National Archivist whom President Donald Trump dismissed without explanation in 2025.

  • Three former presidents (Clinton, Bush, Obama) are contributing to a bipartisan essay project on presidential history called "In Pursuit."
  • The project is led by Colleen Shogan, the National Archivist fired by Trump in 2025 without explanation.
  • Contributors also include Chief Justice John Roberts, Michelle Obama, historians, and filmmaker Ken Burns.
  • Trump is notably absent from the essay series, which explores lessons from American presidents back to George Washington.

How it unfolded

  1. Report Expanded contributor list disclosed

    Bluesky post from retroreport.org reveals the full roster includes Michelle Obama and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, alongside the previously named contributors.

  2. Report Essay project announced

    AP News reports that three ex-presidents—Clinton, Bush, and Obama—have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing essays about U.S. presidents for a project called "In Pursuit," led by Shogan.

    “Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington.”

    AP News · Mastodon ↗
  3. Report Trump's absence noted in coverage

    Multiple outlets headline the essay project with emphasis on Trump going unmentioned but not ignored, highlighting the absence of the sitting president from the bipartisan effort.

  4. 83 weeks quiet
  5. Event Trump fires National Archivist Shogan

    President Donald Trump dismisses Colleen Shogan as the country's archivist without explanation.

What people are saying verbatim

“Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington.”

AP News, News organization · AP News ↗ · Aug 7

“Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts are among the essayists in a project called In Pursuit.”

AP News, News organization · AP News ↗ · Aug 7

“The project is led by Colleen Shogan, who was fired by President Donald Trump without explanation last year as the country's archivist.”

AP News, News organization · AP News ↗ · Aug 7

“The bipartisan effort in intended to bring new insights to the public about 43 preside…”

AP News, News organization · AP News ↗ · Aug 7