Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration

Photo: President Donald Trump and King Charles III inspecting the troops at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Andrea Hanks via Flickr. US government work. Article by Ed O’Keefe, Jennifer Jacobs, Gabrielle Ake. CBS News – updated October 2, 2025.

The head of a presidential library resigned this week after a tug-of-war with the Trump administration over gift selection and a sword for King Charles III, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Todd Arrington, a career historian who previously held posts with the National Park Service and National Archives and Records Administration, said he stepped down on Monday under pressure as director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. […]

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