LBJ Foundation

Not every compromise brings people together.

Looking at James Buchanan’s presidency, In Pursuit explores how compromises that betray core values can leave a nation more divided than before.

✍️ www.inpursuit.org/lessons/compromise-that-betrays-values-alienates-all-sides

There’s no better day than Presidents' Day to reflect on the history that shaped our nation. Explore In Pursuit USA — a new home for history that’s clear, credible, and essential to our democracy.

Read the first essays here: inpursuit.substack.com

Personal grief and national crisis can shape one another in powerful ways.

In In Pursuit’s latest essays, Franklin and Jane Pierce show how private sorrow, moral uncertainty, and misreading a nation’s values can leave lasting consequences—for both leaders and the country they serve.

✍️ www.inpursuit.org/lessons/misreading-a-nations-morals-can-create-catastrophe
✍️ www.inpursuit.org/lessons/grief-can-narrow-a-life-or-deepen-moral-resolve

There’s no better day than Presidents' Day to reflect on the history that shaped our nation. Explore In Pursuit USA — a new home for history that’s clear, credible, and essential to our democracy.

Read the first essays here: inpursuit.substack.com

Congratulations to Laura W. Bush on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for Literacy, Libraries, and the Literary Arts from the Texas Book Festival and The Library of Congress!

From founding the Texas Book Festival to championing literacy and libraries across the nation, Mrs. Bush’s lifelong commitment to reading has inspired generations of Texans and Americans alike. A well-deserved honor for a remarkable legacy.

📚 www.bushcenter.org/publications/mrs-laura-bush-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-from-the-texas-book-festival-and-library-of-congress

Leadership isn’t always about following your convictions.

In In Pursuit’s most recent essay, Zachary Taylor shows that true leadership sometimes means choosing public duty over personal belief—and putting the needs of the nation first.

✍️ http://inpursuit.org/lessons/leaders-must-choose-public-duty-or-private-convictions

There’s no better day than Presidents' Day to reflect on the history that shaped our nation. Explore In Pursuit USA — a new home for history that’s clear, credible, and essential to our democracy.

Read the first essays here: inpursuit.substack.com

Leadership isn’t always about following your convictions.

In In Pursuit’s most recent essay, Zachary Taylor shows that true leadership sometimes means choosing public duty over personal belief—and putting the needs of the nation first.

✍️ www.inpursuit.org/lessons/leaders-must-choose-public-duty-or-private-convictions

There’s no better day than Presidents' Day to reflect on the history that shaped our nation. Explore In Pursuit USA — a new home for history that’s clear, credible, and essential to our democracy.

Read the first essays here: inpursuit.substack.com

At the LBJ Foundation, storytelling drives impact.

We’re searching for a Director of Marketing and Communications to lead our strategy, define our voice, and help connect the past to today’s biggest conversations.
Apply Today: www.lbjlibrary.org/careers

Today’s SCOTUS decision renders the 1965 Voting Rights Act effectively gutted. It was LBJ's proudest legislative accomplishment, allowing for free and fair elections and the prospect of a truly representative government.

Signed into law to remove barriers that prevented millions of Americans from exercising their right to vote, it remains one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in American history.

📽️ https://youtu.be/D3O1YavsXbU

Power may be limited—but its consequences are not.

In In Pursuit’s latest essay, James K. Polk shows that even the most decisive actions can carry lasting consequences—and that what a leader sets in motion can shape a nation long after the moment has passed.

✍️ www.inpursuit.org/lessons/power-is-limited-consequences-are-not

There’s no better day than Presidents' Day to reflect on the history that shaped our nation. Explore In Pursuit USA — a new home for history that’s clear, credible, and essential to our democracy.

Read the first essays here: inpursuit.substack.com