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“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”

Hearing•House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency•Jul 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Summary

House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing on Jul 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM in Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154. 4 witnesses appeared.

Record

The meeting has its video, witnesses and documents on the record.

Video

The proceedings, as the committee streamed them.

Witnesses

4 witnesses appeared, with 10 papers on file.

NamePositionPapers
Dr. Anthea HartigDirector / National Museum of American History, Smithsonian InstituteBiography · Testimony · Truth in Testimony
Mr. Mike GonzalezE Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow / Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage FoundationBiography · Testimony · Truth in Testimony
Dr. David Blight, Ph.D.Sterling Professor of History, Yale University—
Dr. Matthew SpaldingKirby Professor in Constitutional Government / Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, Hillsdale CollegeTestimony

Documents

The committee filed 9 documents for the meeting.

DocumentKindFormat
Attendance SheetHearing: Member RosterPDF
UC - Burchett - Report - Saving America's Story - White HouseSupport DocumentPDF
Stansbury - Statement for the Record - AHASupport DocumentPDF
NoticeSupport DocumentPDF
MemoSupport DocumentPDF
UC - Pressley - Article - Trump Is Bending History to His Will, He Will Fail - NYTSupport DocumentPDF
UC - Walkinshaw - Article - Jackie Robinson’s Army History Deleted by Pentagon - NewsweekSupport DocumentPDF
UC - Walkinshaw - Article - Trump Anti-DEI Order Yanks Air Force Video on First Black Pilots - ReutersSupport DocumentPDF
Walkinshaw - Article - Navajo Code Talkers Disappear From Military Websites after Trump DEI Order - AxiosSupport DocumentPDF