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Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
This executive order establishes a White House task force to plan the 250th anniversary celebration of American Independence on July 4, 2026, housed in the Department of Defense. It also reinstates prior Trump-era executive orders creating the National Garden of American Heroes and protecting monuments from vandalism, reversing their revocation by EO 14029 from the Biden administration.
Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services
This executive order establishes the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities within the Institute of Museum and Library Services to advise on cultural policy, and directs 25 federal agencies and White House offices to coordinate with the NEA, NEH, and IMLS on arts and humanities initiatives. The Committee is advisory, composed of federal agency heads and up to 25 presidential appointees, and terminates after two years unless extended.
Building the National Garden of American Heroes
This executive order, signed two days before the end of the Trump presidency, amends a prior order to advance construction of the National Garden of American Heroes—a proposed statuary park featuring 244 named historical figures. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to identify a site and proceed with construction, requires annual public progress reports until completion, and encourages the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities to allocate one-twelfth of their discretionary funds toward commissioning statues.
Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes
This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force to create a "National Garden of American Heroes" featuring realistic statues of historically significant Americans, with a target opening before July 4, 2026. It also directs federal agencies to prioritize funding for new monuments and educational programs about American founding ideals, while requiring lifelike rather than abstract artistic representations.
Providing an Order of Succession Within the National Endowment for the Humanities
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, specifying that the Deputy Chairman, Chief of Staff, Assistant Chairman for Planning and Operations, and Assistant Chairman for Programs would serve in that order if the Chairperson becomes unable to perform their duties. The memorandum includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.
Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority
President George W. Bush delegates to the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities the presidential function of submitting a specified report to Congress under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965. The memorandum is a routine administrative delegation of reporting authority.
Federal Support of Community Efforts Along American Heritage Rivers
This executive order establishes the American Heritage Rivers initiative, a voluntary, community-driven program where communities nominate rivers for federal designation and support. It creates an interagency committee to coordinate federal assistance for environmental protection, economic revitalization, and historic preservation along designated rivers, without creating new regulatory authority.
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
Executive Order 12367 establishes the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities as a federal advisory committee to promote private sector support for arts and humanities, coordinate participation in national cultural events, and recognize excellence in these fields. The Committee includes federal officials, presidential appointees from the private sector, and invited congressional and cultural institution leaders, with administrative support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Committee was set to terminate on September 30, 1989 unless extended.