Several major former U.S. presidents—George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton—contribute written pieces to a 250th-anniversary essay series that features historians and authors writing about U.S. presidents or first ladies. The project is described as “In Pursuit,” and each participating writer produces an essay focused on a specific historical figure.
Both outlets report that the series includes contributions from Bush, Obama and Clinton, alongside a broader roster of writers. They also note that Donald Trump is not mentioned in the essays they highlight. The outlets’ framing differs in tone and emphasis: one stresses the absence of Trump as a notable feature of the published pieces, while the other focuses on the fact that the former presidents’ essays appear in the same anniversary collection.
Overall, the reporting agrees on the project’s purpose, the involvement of the three former presidents, and the point that Trump is not referenced in the discussed essays, while they continue to present historical portraits of earlier presidents and first ladies.
