Leland White, the new Director of the National Coalition for History, just posted his first report over at History News Network. In addition to offering a statement of his priorities as history’s advocate in Washington, he also reports on the GAO report about Smithsonian/Showtime venture, the historians who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the latest on the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to close its scientific libraries.

Welcome, Lee!

This post first appeared on AHA Today.