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Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/mrbeat #sponsored Mr. Beat counts down the five most consequential midterm elections in American history (in his opinion), with a couple of honorable mentions. This video features Colleen Shogan, the former Archivist of the United States and CEO of In Pursuit. Find out more about In Pursuit by going here: https://www.inpursuit.org/ IN PURSUIT: LESSONS OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP Premieres Tuesday, October 27, 2026 on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/in-pursuit-lessons-of-american-leadership-premieres-tuesday-october-27-2026-on-pbs/ The second episode of Mr. Beat's new podcast, Let the Record Show, is out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-yHgAxp6Y&t Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Edited by Matt Beat. Filmed by Matt Beat and Shannon Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Electric Needle Room (Mr. Beat's band) and Karneef. Script: https://www.iammrbeat.com/resources/the-five-most-consequential-midterm-elections-in-us-history Related videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9eCqOtow4E&t https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mZp_AoKvZRE https://www.youtube.com/shorts/llDw8JMv03M https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2sZfV2WeACY https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F-Jmo-hgb0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b74Oje4Qlp8&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5AzWepvOxs&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFqV2OtJOOg&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhUpHyxsyoo&t Sources/further reading: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41427426 https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/watergate.htm https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10272-022-1082-1.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/top-10-historic-midterm-elections-65355118/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/midterms-and-mandates/swing-time-the-new-deal-midterms-of-1934-and-1938/D17DEC43B1DA6893DDBA257503E1D5AD https://www.history.com/articles/5-midterm-elections-that-changed-america https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a73461140/best-most-impactful-midterm-elections-american-history/ #midterms2026 #midtermelections #ushistory Chapters: 0:00 Intro 2:33 The Midterm Election of 1974 4:31 The Midterm Election of 1938 9:08 The Midterm Election of 1894 11:12 The Midterm Election of 1866 13:44 The Midterm Election of 1994 18:24 Outro ⚡️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join ⚡️ The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book is now updated to include the 2024 election: https://a.co/d/ePggNHX ⚡️[How to contact me.] https://www.iammrbeat.com/about.html Find all my resources, bonus content, and more at iammrbeat.com. ⚡️ [Your support means the world. Here's how to support me.] Subscribe to @iammrbeat and @mattbeatgoeson Join for great perks on Patreon ➡︎ https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal ➡︎ https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee ➡︎ https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Book me on Cameo ➡︎ https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat The Beat Goes On Patreon ➡︎ https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson ⚡️ [Connect with me] Links ➡︎ https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website ➡︎ https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Reddit ➡︎ https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ X ➡︎ https://x.com/beatmastermatt Facebook ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord ➡︎ https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Spotify ➡︎ https://open.spotify.com/show/1HK6yjZ907Ck0ec6U6xUvZ?si=sxehWULdRom01RUl3McSpA ⚡️ [Merch] https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ ⚡️ [Affiliate Links] *I may receive a commission if you purchase or sign up through the links below: Useful Charts ➡︎ https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall ➡︎ https://link.fourthwall.com/ref/matt-beat Cameo ➡︎ https://v.cameo.com/invite?c=matt667 StreamYard ➡︎ https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 Amazon Storefront ➡︎ https://amzn.to/3RYwbAa

National Archives Museum leader Colleen Shogan allegedly removed mentions of negative events that might anger Republicans or upset visitors, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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We are on trial to show what democracy means. Thank you to Secretary Hillary Clinton for reminding us of ER’s example. Please read or listen to HRC’s essay.

* The Library of Congress will observe Constitution Day with a program on William Howard Taft, featuring  Kevin J. Burns, assistant professor of political science and economics at Christendom College, who will draw upon his book, William Howard Taft’s Constitutional Progressivism (University Press of Kansas, 2021).  Colleen Shogan, the 11th Archivist of the United States, and John Bridgeland, co-founder and CEO of “More Perfect," will also discuss Hellen ("Nellie) Taft, his wife.  Friday, Sept. 18, 2 – 5 p.m. in the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ-119.   * Meghan Woolley, an assistant professor of history at Idaho State University, has been awarded the A.W. Mellon Junior Faculty Fellowship in Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She will spend this academic year at Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute where she will focus on her first book project, tentatively titled "The Heart of Law: Friendship and Emotions in the Early Common Law."  It will examine “the role of emotions within medieval law, and she aims to look at the long history of how emotions such as love, anger, and sadness were incorporated into the common law in twelfth- and thirteenth-century England to shape a legal system as it was being developed.” * The Association of Law and Political Economy has issued a call for papers for its next annual meeting, to be held in Boston, MA, June 9-10, 2027. * ICYMI:  Dennis Wieboldt on Adjudicating “History and Tradition” (Law & Liberty).  Brown University remembers Gordon Wood (BDH).  John McLaren, founding dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law (U Calgary). Weekend Roundup is a weekly feature compiled by all the Legal History bloggers. 

* The **Library of Congress** will observe Constitution Day with a program on William Howard Taft, featuring **Kevin J. Burns** , assistant professor of political science and economics at Christendom College, who will draw upon his book, _William Howard Taft’s Constitutional Progressivism_ (University Press of Kansas, 2021). **Colleen Shogan** , the 11th Archivist of the United States, and **John Bridgeland** , co-founder and CEO of “More Perfect," will also discuss Hellen ("Nellie) Taft, his wife. Friday, Sept. 18, 2 – 5 p.m. in the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ-119. * **Meghan Woolley** , an assistant professor of history at **Idaho State University** _,_ has been awarded the A.W. Mellon Junior Faculty Fellowship in Medieval Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She will spend this academic year at Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute where she will focus on her first book project, tentatively titled "The Heart of Law: Friendship and Emotions in the Early Common Law." It will examine “the role of emotions within medieval law, and she aims to look at the long history of how emotions such as love, anger, and sadness were incorporated into the common law in twelfth- and thirteenth-century England to shape a legal system as it was being developed.” * The **Association of Law and Political Economy** has issued a call for papers for its next annual meeting, to be held in Boston, MA, June 9-10, 2027. * ICYMI: **Dennis Wieboldt** on Adjudicating “History and Tradition” (Law & Liberty). Brown University remembers **Gordon Wood** (BDH). **John McLaren** , founding dean of the University of Calgary Faculty of Law (U Calgary). Weekend Roundup is a weekly feature compiled by all the Legal History bloggers.

Podcast Episode · In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan · June 2 · 29m

Authenticity builds trust when public actions match private values

Authenticity builds trust when public actions match private values

A new poll shows most Americans believe our institutions need leaders and employees versed in civics.

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Thank you to President Clinton for this insightful lesson about Teddy Roosevelt. Our task is to widen the circle. We will fail, but that’s the point. It forces us to learn and try again. This is, with...