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A Letter From the President
Media
Title (Dublin Core)
A Letter From the President
Description (Dublin Core)
Received in early May, the letter, bearing the president's stamp, informs the recipient of their stimulus payment made possible by the CARES Act; an act of Congress that pumped over $2 trillion into a once robust US economy now crippled by the coronavirus and the states' subsequent lockdowns. Furthermore, this artifact reflects the virus's growing politicization during a contentious campaign year, with the incumbent president attempting to revive the US economy despite the grave threat posed by COVID-19's onslaught. Letters, such as this, that were "signed" by the president angered many within the US, as they viewed this as a politically-motivated stunt, thus reflecting the festering political divide that has only been made worse as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the world.
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Northeastern JOTPY
Date (Dublin Core)
April 29, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
US Government
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Aaron Peterka
Partner (Dublin Core)
Northeastern University
Type (Dublin Core)
Text
Source (Dublin Core)
United State Government
The White House
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Government Federal
English
Politics
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
CARES Act
stimulus check
Donald Trump
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
06/02/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
06/17/2020
Language (Dublin Core)
English/Spanish
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This item was submitted on June 2, 2020 by Aaron Peterka using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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