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Oct 20, 2025 Trump fired the Eisenhower Library director for refusing to surrender a historical sword later used in propaganda video Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Removing a federal archivist for resisting misuse of a historical artifact for personal propaganda undermines protection of institutional memory.
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- Eisenhower Library director fired for refusing to surrender presidential sword — The director of the Eisenhower Library in Kansas was fired after refusing to hand over one of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's swords to the Trump administration. The administration wanted the sword, which Trump subsequently brandished in an official video depicting himself as a crowned authoritarian ruler.
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Week 40 – 2025-10-18–2025-10-24
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