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Retiring Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III: “You can run from history, but you can’t hide”

When Lonnie G. Bunch III walks through the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., his love of history is on full display. “I just love this museum so much,” he said. One of his favorite pieces: The 1903 Wright Brothers’ flyer, the first successfully-flown powered airplane. “I was in North Carolina, Kitty…

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9/20: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Battling sports gambling addiction; Charles Spencer on his sister, Princess Diana; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on AI; Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear; Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel; The Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch; and a spectacle of buffalo puppetry. Source link

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Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian leader, announces retirement after months of Trump administration criticism

Washington — Historian Lonnie Bunch will leave his position as secretary of the Smithsonian at the end of the year, he announced Tuesday, after months of escalating criticism of the institution from the Trump administration. “It is with very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude that I announce my retirement from the Smithsonian,” Bunch said in…

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