Book review - A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein Article 1848 words 4 votes
90th birthday interview, with transcript, of Daniel Ellsberg: recently deceased leaker and whistleblower re the Vietnam War Article 2613 words 8 votes
George W Bush approval rating polled at 90% by Gallup, the highest presidential approval rating ever recorded in US history (September 24th, 2001) Article 817 words, published Sep 24 2001 8 votes
Louis Armstrong asked Richard Nixon to carry his bags through customs. The bags had marijuana in them. Link 13 votes
The last handoff: How the Obama-Trump Presidential transition led to chaos Article 8581 words 7 votes
On Marx, Lincoln, slavery and socialism in the years following the Civil War Article 2688 words 13 votes
An interview with Playboy magazine nearly torpedoed Jimmy Carter's Presidential campaign: The pious Georgia Democrat spoke earnestly of his views on sex, a bridge too far for conservative Christians Article 1844 words 6 votes
The Bush-Gore recount is an omen for 2020: An oral history of the craziest presidential election in modern US history Article 10 883 words 16 votes
Ask Historians: How did Lincoln's political agenda on slavery change before and during the war? Link 8 votes
How a Chase Bank chairman helped the deposed shah of Iran enter the US Article 2552 words, published Dec 29 2019 5 votes
Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut ad is his most bizarre legacy, and tells the story of his attempt to find—and to fund—a place in a country that wanted nothing more to do with him Article 3434 words 10 votes
The 175-year history of speculating about President James Buchanan’s bachelorhood and possible homosexuality Article 2192 words 6 votes
How a historian uncovered Ronald Reagan's 1971 racist remarks to Richard Nixon Article 2517 words 15 votes
Victoria Woodhull: The first American woman to run for President — 150 years ago Article 870 words, published Aug 15 2018 10 votes