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Trump's not Richard Nixon. He's Andrew Johnson.

Betrayal. Paranoia. Cowardice. We've been here before.

by Tim Murphy via Mother Jones on December 20, 2019

Demonstrators with signs reading "Impeach Nixon" march toward the U.S. Capitol.

How Watergate Set the Stage for the Trump Impeachment Inquiry

The Nixon impeachment proceedings and their parallels with the Trump-Ukraine scandal.

by Beverly Gage, Isaac Chotiner via The New Yorker on September 25, 2019

Photograph of Roy Cohn sitting in a wooden brown and yellow upholstered chair.

Covering for Roy Cohn

A documentary about his life and circle is a study in complicity.

by David Klion via The New Republic on September 18, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, Impeachment, and Places in History

Nancy Pelosi's reluctance to impeach Trump only denies the reality of his transgressions.

by Sean Wilentz via The New Yorker on July 11, 2019

Trump's Taxes are Fair Game. Just Ask Warren G. Harding.

The Teapot Dome scandal resulted in a 1924 law that gives the House Ways and Means Committee authority to demand returns.

by Stephen Mihm via Bloomberg on April 20, 2019

Monica Lewinsky surrounded by men in suits.

Why I Participated in a New Docuseries on The Clinton Affair

Reliving the events of 1998 was traumatic, yes—but also worth it, if it helps another young person avoid being “That Woman”-ed.

by Monica Lewinsky via The Hive on November 13, 2018

Was Gary Hart Set Up?

On his deathbed, GOP strategist Lee Atwater admitted he staged the events that brought down a Democratic presidential candidate.

by James Fallows via The Atlantic on October 16, 2018

The Man Who Broke Politics

Gingrich turned partisan battles into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in it.

by McKay Coppins via The Atlantic on October 15, 2018

Being Morally Serious About the Supreme Court

What sorts of youthful transgressions are forgivable, and which are disqualifying, for which jobs?

by Nils Gilman via The American Interest on October 3, 2018

Line illustration of Trump looking out a window, by João Fazenda.

Measuring Presidents’ Misdeeds

During Watergate, historians helped catalogue accusations made against past Presidents; their findings may be useful again.

by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on August 26, 2018

An Inquiry Into Abuse

Allegations that Nixon beat his wife have circulated for years without serious examination by those who covered his presidency.

by Elon Green via Longreads on August 23, 2018

Trump's Nixon-Style Enemies List

The parallel with Nixon leads to this question: Will voters still hold a president accountable for abuse of power?

by Julian E. Zelizer via The Atlantic on August 19, 2018

Trump's cabinet sitting around a conference table

History Shows Trump May Regret His Scandalous Cabinet

George Washington knew the perils of letting scandals linger.

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky via Made By History on August 14, 2018

The Only Way to Find Out If the President Can Be Indicted

Scholars disagree on existing precedents—and the question won’t be settled until evidence leads a prosecutor to try it.

by Garrett Epps via The Atlantic on May 23, 2018

The 19th-Century Election That Predicted the Mueller Mess

After Democrats lost in 1876, they set about investigating the new Republican president — only for everything to backfire.

by Fred Lucas via The American Conservative on March 20, 2018

Drawing showing Nixon and Clinton in a criminal line-up

How Impeachment Works

It’s not enough to bring the articles of impeachment against an official – you have to convict them, too.

by Allyson Shwed via The Nib on February 23, 2018

Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It’s a Suicide Mission.

Presidents who take on the Bureau rarely win.

by Tim Weiner via Politico Magazine on January 26, 2018

Lyndon Johnson with advisors including Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk.

How the Tet Offensive Undermined American Faith in Government

Fifty years ago, the January 1968 battle laid bare the way U.S. leaders had misled the public about the war in Vietnam.

by Julian E. Zelizer via The Atlantic on January 15, 2018

Albert B. Fall swears in as Interior Secretary in 1921.

Reckoning with History: Interior’s Legacy of Bad Behavior

Ryan Zinke isn’t the first Interior secretary to attract controversy.

by Adam M. Sowards via High Country News on January 3, 2018

It’s Been 155 Years Since the Senate Expelled a Member. Will Roy Moore Break the Streak?

If he does, it will be a sign of just how repugnant his actions are.

by Michael Todd Landis via Made By History on November 15, 2017

Bill Clinton: A Reckoning

Feminists saved the 42nd president of the United States in the 1990s. They were on the wrong side of history.

by Caitlin Flanagan via The Atlantic on November 13, 2017

'Gavel-to-Gavel': The Watergate Scandal and Public Television

Experience the Watergate impeachment hearings and television broadcasts as so many did in 1973.

by Amanda Reichenbach via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on November 3, 2017

Putin and Trump.

Why This Is Not Trump’s Watergate

Mueller and his team are facing a president who seems willing to take down the entire democratic apparatus to save his own skin.

by Andrew Cohen via New York Review of Books on October 31, 2017

Donald Trump, Swamp Creature

Embracing the swamp won't sink Trump immediately. But it will sink him eventually.

by Robert B. Mitchell via Made By History on October 27, 2017

Impeachment, American Style

It’s our democracy’s ultimate weapon for self-defense. But does intense political opposition justify its use?

by Cass R. Sunstein via The New Yorker on September 20, 2017

Scaramucci’s Removal Evokes White House Turmoil During the Reagan Years

Anthony Scaramucci's resignation after 10 days broke a record held by Ronald Reagan’s communications director.

by Matt Giles via Longreads on July 31, 2017

Jeff Sessions Is the Canary in the Coal Mine

It took well over a century for the office of the attorney general to accrue power and independence. Trump could blow that all up.

by Joshua Zeitz via Politico Magazine on July 27, 2017

Democrats with Dreams of Impeachment Should Consider how Iran-Contra Turned Out

The investigation brought indictments and convictions — but Reagan weathered the storm.

by Nicole Hemmer via Vox on July 25, 2017

How Nixon Would Have Tweeted Watergate

What President Richard Nixon’s Twitter account might have looked like during Watergate, had social media existed in the 1970s.

by Justin Sherin via Politico Magazine on June 24, 2017

How Watching Congressional Hearings Became an American Pastime

Decades before Watergate, mobsters helped turn hearings into must-see television.

by Jackie Mansky via Smithsonian on June 8, 2017

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