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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

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