FORMER PRESIDENTS BARACK OBAMA AND GEORGE W. BUSH ARE JOINING FORCES TO HELP CELEBRATE AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026. 

THEY, ALONG WITH THEIR SPOUSES MICHELLE OBAMA AND LAURA BUSH, WILL BE HONORARY CO-CHAIRS OF “AMERICA250” –

A GROUP CREATED BY CONGRESS TO OVERSEE THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.

THE GOAL HERE IS TO SHOW THAT EVEN WITH TODAY’S POLITICAL DIVISIONS, PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS **CAN WORK TOGETHER. 

AMERICA250 HOPES THIS COOPERATION WILL SET A POSITIVE EXAMPLE, ESPECIALLY AS THE COUNTRY HEADS INTO A CONTENTIOUS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

THE CELEBRATION AIMS TO COMMEMORATE AMERICA AS “THE OLDEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD” –

AND IT WILL INCLUDE EVENTS IN ALL 50 STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES, STARTING ON JULY 4, 2026.

THE FIRST PLANNED EVENT –

WILL HAPPEN DURING AMERICA’S FAVORITE PAST TIME –

A BASEBALL GAME IN MILWAUKEE.

BOTH THE BUSHES AND OBAMAS HAVE RELEASED STATEMENTS –

SHARING THEIR EXCITEMENT FOR THE PROJECT –

CALLING IT A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR THE COUNTRY –

AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON AMERICA’S HISTORY AND VALUES –

AND TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY.

IN THE BUSHES STATEMENT – 

THEY SAY “THIS MILESTONE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON OUR HISTORY AND RECOMMIT TO OUR COUNTRY’S FOUNDING VALUES.”

IN THE OBAMAS STATEMENT –

THEY SAY “AMERICA IS NOT THE SAME COUNTRY IT WAS 250 YEARS AGO — BUT THERE ARE THREADS THAT TIE US BACK TO THE VERY BEGINNING OF IT ALL. OUR HISTORY PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN SHAPING THE KIND OF FUTURE WE HOPE TO CREATE.”

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