Lindsay M. Chervinsky
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social
Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library @mount_vernon. 🖊️ MAKING THE PRESIDENCY & THE CABINET. 🐶 mom. Views my own.
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I'm a presidential historian, author of a couple of books including *Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic*, and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library.
And I have a four-legged sidekick who is my heart.
I'm a presidential historian, author of a couple of books including *Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic*, and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library.
And I have a four-legged sidekick who is my heart.
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I feel sick. This is a betrayal of the brave people of Ukraine who are defending not only their own freedom but ours too. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
The U.S. is sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I feel sick. This is a betrayal of the brave people of Ukraine who are defending not only their own freedom but ours too. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Sharing a few little finds from my research to provide a little palette cleanser. Check your inbox or subscribe to Imperfect Union today!
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Finding Joy in Research
A few small moments in research that are bringing me joy or sticking with me.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Sharing a few little finds from my research to provide a little palette cleanser. Check your inbox or subscribe to Imperfect Union today!
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@lmchervinsky.bsky.social with @kschake.bsky.social on Civil-Military Relations
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social with @kschake.bsky.social on Civil-Military Relations
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Great time at #GeorgeWashingtonsMountVernon “The American Military at 250: The 2025 George Washington Symposium.”
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The American Military at 250: The 2025 George Washington Symposium
YouTube video by George Washington's Mount Vernon
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November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Great time at #GeorgeWashingtonsMountVernon “The American Military at 250: The 2025 George Washington Symposium.”
www.youtube.com/live/DlcbFli...
www.youtube.com/live/DlcbFli...
Legend. You don’t have to like her or her politics. But she was pure power.
JUST IN: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not run for re-election, ending her historic tenure in Congress
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection
A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Legend. You don’t have to like her or her politics. But she was pure power.
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"At a time when many lost their voice, he was courageous and clear in his denunciation of the man and the movement that now threatens the well-being and future of the nation he loved." @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on Dick Cheney: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-r...
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"At a time when many lost their voice, he was courageous and clear in his denunciation of the man and the movement that now threatens the well-being and future of the nation he loved." @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on Dick Cheney: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-r...
I love the smell of citizenship in the morning. Happy Election Day!
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I love the smell of citizenship in the morning. Happy Election Day!
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MCNAMARA AT WAR by Taubman & Taubman: Featured in Errol Morris's Air Mail essay & reviewed by Manhattan Book Review!
MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES by Bicks: Featured on The Lit Hub Podcast!
MAKING THE PRESIDENCY by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social: Expert commentary on NPR's Here & Now!
Congrats! 🍾
MCNAMARA AT WAR by Taubman & Taubman: Featured in Errol Morris's Air Mail essay & reviewed by Manhattan Book Review!
MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES by Bicks: Featured on The Lit Hub Podcast!
MAKING THE PRESIDENCY by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social: Expert commentary on NPR's Here & Now!
Congrats! 🍾
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🧵3/3
MCNAMARA AT WAR by Taubman & Taubman: Featured in Errol Morris's Air Mail essay & reviewed by Manhattan Book Review!
MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES by Bicks: Featured on The Lit Hub Podcast!
MAKING THE PRESIDENCY by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social: Expert commentary on NPR's Here & Now!
Congrats! 🍾
MCNAMARA AT WAR by Taubman & Taubman: Featured in Errol Morris's Air Mail essay & reviewed by Manhattan Book Review!
MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES by Bicks: Featured on The Lit Hub Podcast!
MAKING THE PRESIDENCY by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social: Expert commentary on NPR's Here & Now!
Congrats! 🍾
It was such a delight to participate in the Rule of Law Summit hosted by the Society for the Rule of Law. Jonathan Rauch, Greg Jacob, and I spoke about norms, customs, and the founding, and the conversation was moderated by Jay Nordlinger. I was honored to share a stage with them.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It was such a delight to participate in the Rule of Law Summit hosted by the Society for the Rule of Law. Jonathan Rauch, Greg Jacob, and I spoke about norms, customs, and the founding, and the conversation was moderated by Jay Nordlinger. I was honored to share a stage with them.
Fall perfection and palette cleanser.
October 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Fall perfection and palette cleanser.
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Everything is terrible but BIG NEWS:
My new author website is live! megankatenelson.com
Read more about me, my books, upcoming events, and
pre-order "The Westerners"!
My new author website is live! megankatenelson.com
Read more about me, my books, upcoming events, and
pre-order "The Westerners"!
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Everything is terrible but BIG NEWS:
My new author website is live! megankatenelson.com
Read more about me, my books, upcoming events, and
pre-order "The Westerners"!
My new author website is live! megankatenelson.com
Read more about me, my books, upcoming events, and
pre-order "The Westerners"!
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Today is the official PUBLICATION DAY for *Entangled Alliances* from @cornellupress.bsky.social!!! Save on your copy of the book with the QR code and discount code. 📚
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Today is the official PUBLICATION DAY for *Entangled Alliances* from @cornellupress.bsky.social!!! Save on your copy of the book with the QR code and discount code. 📚
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What forces have shaped our nation's understanding of law and order from the founding to today?
Join @mawaldman.bsky.social in conversations with @greggnunziata.bsky.social, moderated by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET. Register to attend virtually or in-person:
Join @mawaldman.bsky.social in conversations with @greggnunziata.bsky.social, moderated by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET. Register to attend virtually or in-person:
2025 USC Sol Price Leadership Lecture
2025 USC Sol Price Leadership Lecture
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October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What forces have shaped our nation's understanding of law and order from the founding to today?
Join @mawaldman.bsky.social in conversations with @greggnunziata.bsky.social, moderated by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET. Register to attend virtually or in-person:
Join @mawaldman.bsky.social in conversations with @greggnunziata.bsky.social, moderated by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social, on Oct. 16 at 7pm ET. Register to attend virtually or in-person:
I am leaning into the best fall has to offer. Unabashed joy in the color, smells, fresh air, baking, clothes, and holidays. I need it and my guess is you might too.
October 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I am leaning into the best fall has to offer. Unabashed joy in the color, smells, fresh air, baking, clothes, and holidays. I need it and my guess is you might too.
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“Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door, the bringer will find me at home.”
~James A. Garfield
Image: Library of Congress.
~James A. Garfield
Image: Library of Congress.
October 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door, the bringer will find me at home.”
~James A. Garfield
Image: Library of Congress.
~James A. Garfield
Image: Library of Congress.
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BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles
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EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles
The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection
lastcampaign.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles
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We are not living through another run-up to the American Civil War. Secession and violence are, therefore, not the answer.
We are actually living through another Gilded Age.
So the answer is a third-party fight against corruption, monopolies, and imperialism: a working-class-based progressivism.
We are actually living through another Gilded Age.
So the answer is a third-party fight against corruption, monopolies, and imperialism: a working-class-based progressivism.
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We are not living through another run-up to the American Civil War. Secession and violence are, therefore, not the answer.
We are actually living through another Gilded Age.
So the answer is a third-party fight against corruption, monopolies, and imperialism: a working-class-based progressivism.
We are actually living through another Gilded Age.
So the answer is a third-party fight against corruption, monopolies, and imperialism: a working-class-based progressivism.
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As we look toward 2026, what does it mean to live under a Constitution that was designed as a charge for each generation to study, debate, & uphold its principles?
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social & Julie Silverbrook address this question: ow.ly/n7Rw50WXzgp
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social & Julie Silverbrook address this question: ow.ly/n7Rw50WXzgp
September 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
As we look toward 2026, what does it mean to live under a Constitution that was designed as a charge for each generation to study, debate, & uphold its principles?
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social & Julie Silverbrook address this question: ow.ly/n7Rw50WXzgp
@lmchervinsky.bsky.social & Julie Silverbrook address this question: ow.ly/n7Rw50WXzgp
There is only one way to combat jet lag. I don’t make the rules.
September 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There is only one way to combat jet lag. I don’t make the rules.
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Here we have @lmchervinsky.bsky.social talking about early American history in the middle of Manhattan she has the crowd literally going, “wowwwww!” Speaker extraordinaire!
September 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here we have @lmchervinsky.bsky.social talking about early American history in the middle of Manhattan she has the crowd literally going, “wowwwww!” Speaker extraordinaire!
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First pass pages (a.k.a. page proofs). LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I print the whole thing out. Yes, I go line-by-line using a wooden ruler I have had since college. #oldschool
Yes, I print the whole thing out. Yes, I go line-by-line using a wooden ruler I have had since college. #oldschool
August 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
First pass pages (a.k.a. page proofs). LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I print the whole thing out. Yes, I go line-by-line using a wooden ruler I have had since college. #oldschool
Yes, I print the whole thing out. Yes, I go line-by-line using a wooden ruler I have had since college. #oldschool
Best part of vacation.
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Best part of vacation.
I’m really excited to join the Rule of Law Summit, hosted by the Society for the Rule of Law. I’ll be talking about republican virtue and founding norms and principles. Join us there! societyfortheruleoflaw.org/2025-rule-of...
August 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m really excited to join the Rule of Law Summit, hosted by the Society for the Rule of Law. I’ll be talking about republican virtue and founding norms and principles. Join us there! societyfortheruleoflaw.org/2025-rule-of...
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