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History of Eisenhower’s Globe Amid Claims Pete Hegseth's Staff Broke It

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The damaged globe is thought to have featured annotations made by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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  1. The New Republic

    Hegseth’s Staff Destroyed Priceless Artifact From Former President (opens The New Republic)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff badly damaged former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s globe while moving it into his office. The globe, which is now housed in the Pentagon, dates back to the 1930s and was reportedly used by Eisenhower during World War II, making it an extremely delicate artif…

  2. Forbes

    Hegseth’s Staff Broke Eisenhower’s World War II Globe Moving It To His Office, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    There is a large hold in the globe and it became detached from its mounting.

  3. The Guardian

    Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office (opens The Guardian)

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    Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials say A priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched attempt to relocate it, …

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

  5. The Hill

    Hegseth’s team broke WWII-era globe from Eisenhower’s office (opens The Hill)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team dropped and damaged a historic World War II-era globe previously used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, a source familiar with the incident told The Hill on Thursday. While moving the artifact to the secretary’s office, Hegseth's staff lost control of the 30-inch fl…

  6. NBC News

    Hegseth staff damaged WWII-era Eisenhower globe trying to move it to his office (opens NBC News)

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    The globe was especially notable because it had green pen or marker notations where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower marked areas in Europe, three U.S. officials said.

  7. Newsweek

    History of Eisenhower’s Globe Amid Claims Pete Hegseth's Staff Broke It (opens Newsweek)

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    The damaged globe is thought to have featured annotations made by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  8. Salon

    How Hegseth shattered the world Eisenhower made (opens Salon)

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    The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor

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