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Archive of posts tagged White House

Franklin in the Oval

22 January 2021, 10:23 am

The biggest Franklin news of the week is the presence of the gray-coat portrait in the Oval Office. The history of this painting, President Biden’s rationale for selecting it, and how this might refresh a conversation about Franklin’s historical value and worthiness is more substantial and important than I can approach at the moment. As …

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