Mitt Romney was the first Mormon to run for president as the nominee of […]
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Grover Cleveland’s 1884 Campaign Was Rocked by a Sex Scandal. His Response Was a Lesson in Public Relations.
Several days after the Democratic convention, a newspaper published an exposé, headlined “A Terrible Tale: A Dark Chapter in a Public Man’s History,” which revealed a secret episode in Grover Cleveland’s life.
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Man of War or Man of Peace?: The Last Days of Lincoln
Death comes too soon for Lincoln to summon his better angels. By the spring […]
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Ready to Ride: The North American P-51D Mustang
A cutting edge American design and a world class British engine became a game changing fighter.
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What Are Lincoln’s Words Worth?: Lincoln’s ‘Lost’ Speech
A small town in Upstate New York ended up with a historical Lincoln document presumed “missing” for over 150 years
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James Madison: The Father of the Constitution
The sick, short, shy father of the Constitution James Madison was also the determined, […]
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Interview: Ken Hughes / The Watergate Scandal
Ken Hughes is a researcher in the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of […]
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Ike’s Military-Industrial Complex Speech Deconstructed
DWIGHT EISENHOWER’S military prowess made him a war hero and a president. But on […]
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History By The Numbers: Stats on Presidential Elections and Inaugurations of the 20th Century
25 Elections held between 1900-1999. 13 Won by Republicans. 12 Won by Democrats. 18 […]
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Historic Hyde Park: FDR’s Library and Home
During the toughest days of the Great Depression, with millions of Americans unemployed and […]