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Dr. Todd Arrington

@btarrington.bsky.social

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Historian. Army veteran. Writer. History PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Until recently, a career civil servant. Currently unemployed (not by choice). #ParkChat Hall of Famer.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 7d

kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636037/

Please buy my book. Since I’m unemployed and all.

The Last Lincoln Republican

Of all the great “what if” scenarios in American history, the aftermath of the presidential election of 1880 stands out as one of the most tantal...

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2h

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2h

kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636037/

I am currently unemployed. If you’d like to know why, Google me. Consider adding “Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

Then, if you’re so inclined, buy my book. You don’t even have to read it. Just use it to impress your friends when they see it on your bookshelf.

The Last Lincoln Republican

Of all the great “what if” scenarios in American history, the aftermath of the presidential election of 1880 stands out as one of the most tantal...

kansaspress.ku.edu

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2h

I may or may not have bought this for myself at Spencer’s Gifts.

IYKYK

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 5h

“I believe the only way to protect my own rights is to protect the rights of others.”

~President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 5/19/1953.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 1d

A good time was had by all.

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 1d

A thrill to be at @kstate.bsky.social tonight to hear a lecture by @yale.edu Professor Paul Kennedy about Eisenhower & the many facets of Allied success on D-Day.

This night reminded me why Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library was my dream job…and why I’m so sad to be forced out of it.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, thank you. I really appreciate that. I hope you enjoy it!

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, thanks! Yes, I’m in!

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow. Thanks! It’s a gem and I wish I’d never left. Some of my very best friends still work there.

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks. It’ll all work out somehow. I’m getting a lot of support and good wishes.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t want to give them a chance to change their minds. #ParkChat

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

snoop dogg is wearing a suit and tie and smoking a cigarette in a crowd .

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Too late to take it back, people. It’s in my profile now. #ParkChat

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Well…I’ll stick with that for now, I guess! #parkchat

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Well I’ll never compete with that. I’m just happy to be here at all. #parkchat

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! I have loved all my #ParkChat experiences! Glad to have contributed.

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!!! #parkchat

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

That is…problematic, to say the least.

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!!! Really, it’s an honor.

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! I’m touched. Good thing gainful employment isn’t required.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

I am honored!!! Thank you! I’d like to thank the Academy, my parents, my kids watching at home…

Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 2d

About 40 times a day I think about starting a Substack.

Then I remember that I’m inherently lazy and would publish like two things and then never look at it again.

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