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Newseum president and CEO Jeffrey Herbst shows David M. Rubenstein the exhibit, “1776 — Breaking News: Independence.”
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Herbst demonstrates an interactive kiosk that allows one to zoom in on each page of the historic newspaper.
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Rubenstein takes a closer look at his artifact, a rare July 6, 1776, edition of The Pennsylvania Evening Post.
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“I think the Declaration of Independence has become a symbol of the creed under which our country was theoretically established...” said Rubenstein.
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“When you see a historic document… it has an opportunity to make you think,” said Rubenstein.