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Let’s Talk Live: Mount Vernon’s Curt Viebranz and David Bruce Smith talk about the real George Washington with reporter Sonya Gavankar

February 20, 2015

Feb. 11, 2015 — When it comes to shining a spotlight on the Founding Fathers, David Bruce Smith’s Grateful American™...

Wall Street Journal reports: “Civics Instruction Moves Up in Class”

December 29, 2014

Dec. 26, 2014, Wall Street Journal — “After years on the back burner of the nation’s educational agenda, civics is making...

What was the impact of the Boston Tea Party?

December 17, 2014

December 16, 1773 – When the English East India Company sought financial assistance, England allows the company to ship surplus...

November 19, 1863: Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address

November 22, 2014

This Month in History: Dressed in a black suit, tall silk hat and white gloves, 151 years ago this month Abraham...

In the News: Gilder Lehrman President Jim Basker Interviews David Bruce Smith

October 13, 2014

October 1, 2014 — Why did David Bruce Smith create the Grateful American™ Foundation? And what are his goals? In...

C.V. Starr Center Fall Events: A Busy Season of Public Programs Lies Ahead

September 5, 2014 by Adam Goodheart

Armies will clash, tomahawks gleam, and bombs burst in air this semester at the C.V. Starr Center for the Study...

Let’s Talk Live: David Bruce Smith and Lincoln’s Cottage president Erin Carlson tell reporter Sonya Gavankar about the mission of the Grateful American™ Foundation

Don’t miss today’s episode of News Channel 8’s Let’s Talk Live where Grateful American™ Foundation founder David Bruce Smith is accompanied...

Press Release: Grateful American™ Website Launches and Asks: “How are you a Grateful American?”

July 4, 2014, Washington, DC — In what ways do you consider yourself to be a Grateful American? That’s the question that author...

DCTV features Grateful American™ TV Show

July 1, 2014, Washington, DC — Today marks the start of the airing on DCTV of the Grateful American™ TV Show,...

Lincoln Leadership Institute Features David Bruce Smith in July “News & Notes”

June 11, 2014 — What inspired David Bruce Smith to write “Three Miles from Providence: The Tale of Abraham Lincoln and...

Civil War Veterans Post Celebrates Reopening in Chestertown, MD

June 21, 2014, Chesterown, MD — The Grateful American Foundation is proud to announce the reopening of the Charles Sumner Post #25,...

Press Release: Historian Thomas Fleming Shares 10 Fascinating Facts About the Founding Fathers

May 16, 2014, New York, NY — “Novelists focus on the intimate side of life,” insists best-selling author Thomas Fleming, who...

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