The everyday Americans behind our greatest achievements deserve to be remembered

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Abrams, S. J. (2026, October 17). The everyday Americans behind our greatest achievements deserve to be remembered. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/4768716/everyday-americans-greatest-achievements-deserve-to-be-remembered/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-17 · by Samuel J. Abrams

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Walter Isaacson spoke at The New School in New York about storytelling in American history, highlighting that books focusing on individual figures tend to sell better than those covering collaborative achievements. This discussion took place during the launch of the Center for the American Experience where the author serves on the advisory board. Isaacson's remarks emphasized America’s 250th anniversary as an opportunity to highlight overlooked stories of collective achievement rather than just celebrated individuals like Franklin, Einstein, Jobs, and Musk.
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Walter Isaacson spoke at The New School in New York on October 7 about storytelling in American history, during the launch of the Center for the American Experience. He discussed his book sales, noting that biographies of individual figures like Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Elon Musk have generally sold better than books about collaborative achievements. Isaacson suggested this preference reflects a broader cultural tendency to overlook the collective efforts behind America's greatest accomplishments as the country approaches its 250th anniversary.

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Who wrote this

Samuel J. Abrams
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America American New York The New School the Center for the American Experience

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America GPE · 2× Isaacson PERSON · 2× Albert Einstein PERSON · 1× American NORP · 1× Benjamin Franklin PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× Steve Jobs PERSON · 1× The New School ORG · 1× Walter Isaacson PERSON · 1× the Center for the American Experience ORG · 1×

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Earlier this month, I sat at The New School in New York listening to Walter Isaacson talk about how we tell stories about America.
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2026-10-17 · Washington Examiner
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Earlier this month, I sat at The New School in New York listening to Walter Isaacson talk about how we tell stories about America. asserted
we → sit → America
He was speaking at the launch of the Center for the American Experience, on whose advisory board I serve. asserted
I → speak → Experience
The conversation eventually turned to Isaacson’s many books and which ones had sold well. asserted
ones → turn → books
His answer left me thinking about how much of American achievement we overlook. asserted
we → leave → achievement
America’s 250th anniversary gives us a good reason to look for these stories and share them. asserted
anniversary → give → them
Isaacson has written about Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, among many others. asserted
Isaacson → write → others
He noted that his books about individuals have generally sold better than those about people working together. asserted
books → note → people
The Innovators, his fascinating, layered account of the people who created the computer and the Internet, was one example. asserted
who → create → computer
Readers, he suggested, prefer stories of the “great man” to those of the group. uncertain
he → suggest → group
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