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Read the Declaration of Independence

In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

Chief Justice Roberts on the Declaration of Independence

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...
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What to know about claims Trump sought to move original Declaration of Independence to Oval Office

In early March 2025, claims emerged that U.S. President Donald Trump asked advisers about moving the original copy of the Declaration of Independence from its permanent exhibit in the National ...
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Joint resolution providing for the restoration of the original Declaration of Independence

A commission, consisting of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Librarian of Congress, is empowered to restore the writing of the original manuscript ...
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Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too

Maurizio Valsania does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...