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Feb 2, 2026 Trump administration officials removed a slavery exhibit from Independence National Historical Park Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The removal used executive control over public institutions to reshape national memory and limit how the state presents the country’s past.
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- Removal of Exhibit on Enslavement from Independence National Historical Park — On February 1, 2026, officials in the Trump administration removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia that acknowledged the nine enslaved individuals at the President’s House Site
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Week 55 – 2026-01-31–2026-02-06
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Jan 29, 2026 The Kennedy Center board appointed by Donald Trump voted to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The vote tested the board's authority over a national cultural institution whose legal identity is set by Congress.
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- Trump-appointed board renames Kennedy Center — The new board of trustees at the Kennedy Center, appointed by Donald Trump, voted to rename the institution the "Trump-Kennedy Center." This decision is controversial as the center is legally designated as the John F
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Week 54 – 2026-01-24–2026-01-30
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Dec 17, 2025 White House officials under Trump’s direction installed partisan plaques and altered presidential portraits in the White House Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The changes used an official national space to rewrite public memory and present a leader’s personal narrative as institutional history.
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- Trump Alters White House Presidential Portraits — On Wednesday, White House officials, under the direction of Donald Trump, revised the "Presidential Walk of Fame" by installing new plaques beneath portraits of former presidents.
- Trump Installs Biased Plaques in White House — President Trump has installed new plaques in the White House featuring biased biographical summaries of former presidents.
- White House Installs Plaques Criticizing Former Presidents — The White House installed plaques under Trump's "Presidential Walk of Fame" criticizing former presidents, including Joe Biden and Barack Obama, with derogatory statements.
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Week 48 – 2025-12-13–2025-12-19
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Sep 24, 2025 The Trump administration introduced a White House Presidential Walk of Fame that replaced Biden's portrait with an autopen image Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The display used official symbolic space to demean a predecessor and reshape public memory through partisan curation.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
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- Trump Administration Introduces "Presidential Walk of Fame" — The Trump administration introduced a "Presidential Walk of Fame" at the White House, featuring portraits of presidents in gold frames, except for Joe Biden's, which is replaced by a photograph of an autopen.
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Week 36 – 2025-09-20–2025-09-26
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Aug 19, 2025 President Trump and the White House attacked Smithsonian exhibits and criticized the institution's focus on slavery and race Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The attacks sought to pressure a public memory institution to change how national history and identity are presented.
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- Trump Criticizes Smithsonian's Focus on Slavery — On Truth Social, President Trump criticized the Smithsonian for focusing too much on "how bad Slavery was" and "how horrible our Country is." He directed his attorneys to review the museums' exhibits, similar to
- Trump criticizes Smithsonian's portrayal of slavery — President Donald J.
- White House Attacks Smithsonian Exhibitions — The White House published an article attacking Smithsonian exhibitions on race, slavery, trans identity, and immigration.
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Week 31 – 2025-08-16–2025-08-22
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Aug 7, 2025 The U.S. Army planned to restore a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The decision intervened in public memory by restoring a monument tied to the Confederacy and reshaping official commemorative space.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- US Army to Restore Confederate Memorial at Arlington — The US Army plans to restore a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, costing approximately $10 million.
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Week 29 – 2025-08-02–2025-08-08
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Mar 18, 2025 The White House removed references to California national monuments from an official fact sheet Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The edit suggested executive control over official records could be used to obscure or prefigure changes to protected public lands.
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- White House Removes References to California National Monuments — A White House fact sheet dated March 14, 2025, removed references to the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments in California, sparking speculation about plans to eliminate these monuments.
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Week 9 – 2025-03-15–2025-03-21
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