The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original. In addition to borrowing from his own writing, Jefferson relied on other declarations and pamphlets of the time ...

Of all his writings, Thomas Jefferson's most famous and far-reaching was undoubtedly his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Although the issue of slavery was widely debated -- both the ...

I would like to take a moment this holiday to revisit the sources of that freedom. They were outlined so eloquently in perhaps the greatest document ever written, the Declaration of Independence.

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media. The Republican president's official account on X ...

President Trump is displaying a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office after requesting it from the National Archives, according to a photograph he shared on Monday. “The ...

On this day, Americans celebrate one of the most famous statements on happiness ever made: the Declaration of Independence ... happier with minimizing the sources of unhappiness.

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 ...

At first glance, “Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence” doesn’t seem like one of them. The Atlantic headline published on March 6 sounds like a metaphor that could refer to anything ...

P resident Donald Trump recently pitched moving the Declaration of Independence into the Oval Office, according to The Atlantic.Citing sources familiar with the conversations who spoke on the ...

It's that time of year when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence. On this episode, we play an interview featuring well-known historian, scholar, and Heritage fellow Dr. Allen Guelzo.