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THE COVER STORY |
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The Story Behind TIME’s 250th Anniversary of America Issue |
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BY SAM JACOBS
Editor in Chief, TIME |
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For 103 years now, TIME has been an essential part of the American character, a window for the world—and, for Americans, a view onto ourselves. |
For the past several months, led by our managing editor Lily Rothman with editor David Walters, we’ve been asking experts to tell us about the art, innovations, and places that capture the essence of American life to them. Apple’s Tim Cook selected the iPhone; SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell, the rocket; Ken Burns, the Lincoln Memorial. Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin pays tribute to the Rockies; climber Alex Honnold grabs hold of Yosemite; and authors including Ann Patchett, George Saunders, and Min Jin Lee choose the books that define America. |
A few things stand out: the impact of technology on civic life, the hope inspired by the recent Artemis II mission, and, above all, the belief that even at difficult moments—perhaps especially then—the American ideal, in its many meanings, endures and is worth celebrating. (And, for our food contributors, so does chicken, in its many formats.) |
Creative director D.W. Pine worked with artist Shepard Fairey to create his fourth cover for TIME, this one channeling the Statue of Liberty and incorporating imagery from across our history, including achievements in science, the arts, and industry. |
TIME, of course, has covered America’s anniversaries before. Our bicentennial special, written as if it were published in 1776, took a history-focused look at the founding; in 1926, we wrote about President Calvin Coolidge’s visit to Philadelphia for the 150th. I love the idea of someone picking up this issue one hundred years from now in search of America, knowing that TIME can help them find it. |
READ THE STORY » |
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