Professor Eastman,
I hope you are doing well.
As a brief companion to the principal Reconstruction memorandum, I have prepared a one-year Reconstruction Action Calendar covering the period from August 28, 2026, through August 28, 2027 (USA 250).
Its purpose is not to replace the memorandum, but simply to organize the major constitutional and historical milestones into a practical sequence for executive consideration. The memorandum provides the legal and historical discussion; the calendar serves only as a chronological roadmap.
I would greatly appreciate your threshold review as to whether this companion format appropriately complements the principal submission.
As always, I welcome your candid criticism wherever you believe the historical, constitutional, or legal analysis requires correction or refinement.
With appreciation,
Ted Hayes
(Mr. Citizen Patriot)
- READ THIS FIRST — Executive Brief
- Letter to Counsel and Advisers
- Letter to the President
- Presidential Decision Memorandum
- Executive Counsel Summary
- Presidential Constitutional Memorandum (the shorter deadline version, not the long manuscript)
August 28, 2026 – August 28, 2027
This Reconstruction Action Calendar is intended to accompany the Presidential Constitutional Memorandum. It is not presented as a substitute for that memorandum, but as a chronological guide to the principal constitutional, historical, and moral milestones that shaped the Nation’s unfinished work of Reconstruction.
Beginning with the Sixty-Third Anniversary of the March on Washington and concluding one year later during the United States 250th Anniversary observance, each date serves as a point of reference for the broader legal, historical, and policy discussions contained in the accompanying memorandum.
The calendar is respectfully offered to assist the President, the White House Counsel, the Attorney General, and other responsible officials in considering whether any remaining constitutional responsibilities arising from Reconstruction warrant further examination during this historic year of national reflection.
August 28, 2026
63rd Anniversary of the March on Washington
The Nation begins a year of constitutional reflection upon the unfinished work of Reconstruction.
Presidential Reflection:
What unfinished constitutional responsibilities remain from the promises proclaimed during the March on Washington?
September 17, 2026
Constitution Day
An opportunity to examine the Constitution together with the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Amendments.
Presidential Reflection:
Do present federal policies faithfully reflect the constitutional purposes of Reconstruction?
November 19, 2026
Gettysburg Address Anniversary
President Lincoln called the Nation to a “new birth of freedom.”
Presidential Reflection:
Has that constitutional promise been fully realized for those Reconstruction was enacted to protect?
December 6, 2026
Thirteenth Amendment Ratification
Slavery was abolished, beginning a broader constitutional reconstruction of the Union.
Presidential Reflection:
What responsibilities remained after emancipation that still warrant examination today?
January 1, 2027
Emancipation Proclamation Day
Lincoln’s executive action transformed the Civil War into a struggle for freedom and Union.
Presidential Reflection:
What constitutional responsibilities of executive leadership continue from that moment?
February 12, 2027
Lincoln’s Birthday
Honor the President who preserved the Union and laid the foundation for Reconstruction.
Presidential Reflection:
What lessons from Lincoln’s constitutional leadership remain applicable today?
February 19, 2027
President Andrew Johnson’s Veto Message
Review the constitutional objections raised against the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
Presidential Reflection:
Do those debates illuminate unresolved constitutional questions deserving renewed examination?
March 27, 2027
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Nation’s first federal civil rights statute became law.
Presidential Reflection:
What provisions of this Act remain to be fully understood or faithfully administered today?
April 4, 2027
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Remember Dr. King’s appeal that America fulfill its constitutional promises.
Presidential Reflection:
What unfinished work remains in completing Reconstruction’s original objectives?
April 9, 2027
Appomattox
The Union was militarily preserved, opening the work of Reconstruction.
Presidential Reflection:
What constitutional responsibilities did Union victory leave to succeeding generations?
April 11, 2027
Lincoln’s Last Public Address
President Lincoln publicly discussed the future of Reconstruction only days before his death.
Presidential Reflection:
What elements of Lincoln’s Reconstruction vision deserve renewed consideration?
April 14–15, 2027
Assassination of President Lincoln
Leadership of Reconstruction passed to those who followed him.
Presidential Reflection:
What responsibilities inherited from Lincoln remain unfinished today?
Memorial Day 2027
Honor those who gave their lives preserving the Union.
Presidential Reflection:
How should the Nation best honor their sacrifice through constitutional fidelity?
June 19, 2027
Juneteenth
Celebrate the arrival of emancipation and reflect upon the continuing work of Reconstruction.
Presidential Reflection:
What remains necessary to complete the constitutional work that emancipation began?
July 4, 2027
Independence Day
Celebrate the Declaration’s enduring promise of liberty and equality.
Presidential Reflection:
How may the Nation best carry those founding principles into its next 250 years?
August 28, 2027
64th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Conclude the Year of Reconstruction Reflection.
Presidential Reflection:
What recommendations should now be made to ensure that the unfinished constitutional work of Reconstruction continues faithfully into the future?