Video walks readers through the inside of the truck, along the Wall of American Heroes exhibition and out through the entrance. To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Trump administration allocated $14 million to build six identical museums called “Freedom Trucks.” To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Trump administration allocated $14 million to build six identical museums called “Freedom Trucks.” This is one of them. This is one of them. The trucks have been touring the country since January, often stopping at schools, festivals and state fairs. They are free to visit and have stops planned through the end of the year. The trucks have been touring the country since January, often stopping at schools, festivals and state fairs. They are free to visit and have stops planned through the end of the year. Video by Zack Wittman for The New York Times The museums, designed by conservative nonprofits and Trump appointees, tell the story of early America, from colonization to revolution. The one exhibition looking beyond the early years is the “Wall of American Heroes.” It is a list of 51 people, chosen to illustrate 250 years of American history.A White House spokesman said they were “individuals who shaped this nation’s history, culture and spirit across generations.”The people pictured on this national honor roll — and the people left out — help illustrate what this administration sees as the highlights of American history.Amid the administration’s efforts to reshape the nation’s relationship with its past, Trump appointees heavily weighted the list toward a single era of American history — and a few specific kinds of hero. MOUNT RUSHMORE, 1927 1936-1937 1933-1934 1939 MOUNT RUSHMORE, 2025 Some of those featured are American icons who would be on just about anyone’s list of the country’s heroes. Many are already honored with monuments, holidays or their faces on coins. Some of those featured are American icons who would be on just about anyone’s list of the country’s heroes. Many are already honored with monuments, holidays or their faces on coins. Photo cards show Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., the Wright Brothers, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton and Sacagawea.But nine of the 51 people fit one surprising mold: They were all in show business in the 1960s. But nine of the 51 people fit one surprising mold: They were all in show business in the 1960s. Photo cards show John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Walt Disney, Irving Berlin, Elvis Presley and Louis Armstrong.The list also focuses on just one of America’s wars. All four people shown in military uniform served in World War II. The list also focuses on just one of America’s wars. All four people shown in military uniform served in World War II. Photo cards show George S. Patton, Louis Zamperini, Audie Murphy and Grace Hopper.All four religious leaders on the wall are Christian. All four religious leaders on the wall are Christian. The wall also features some of the wealthiest people of their time. The wall also features some of the wealthiest people of their time. Cards show Steve Jobs, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford.Tens of millions of people have immigrated to America in the past 250 years. But the “Wall of American Heroes” includes only four immigrants, all white men born in the 19th century. Tens of millions of people have immigrated to America in the past 250 years. But the “Wall of American Heroes” includes only four immigrants, all white men born in the 19th century. Photo cards show Irving Berlin, Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie and Albert Einstein.The center of the display includes a long quotation by President Trump. The center of the display includes a long quotation by President Trump. A wall featuring 51 photographs of people, with the space in the middle dedicated to a quotation from President Trump. The other exhibitions in the Freedom Trucks were crafted by a pair of conservative non
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