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How Watergate Set the Stage for the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
The Nixon impeachment proceedings and their parallels with the Trump-Ukraine scandal.
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Beverly Gage
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Isaac Chotiner
via
The New Yorker
on
September 25, 2019
Covering for Roy Cohn
A documentary about his life and circle is a study in complicity.
by
David Klion
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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
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The New Yorker
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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.
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Stephen Mihm
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Bloomberg
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April 20, 2019
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.
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Monica Lewinsky
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The Hive
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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.
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James Fallows
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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.
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McKay Coppins
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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
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The American Interest
on
October 3, 2018
Measuring Presidents’ Misdeeds
During Watergate, historians helped catalogue accusations made against past Presidents; their findings may be useful again.
by
Jill Lepore
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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
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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
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The Atlantic
on
August 19, 2018
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History Shows Trump May Regret His Scandalous Cabinet
George Washington knew the perils of letting scandals linger.
by
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
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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.
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Garrett Epps
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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
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The American Conservative
on
March 20, 2018
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
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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
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Politico Magazine
on
January 26, 2018
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
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The Atlantic
on
January 15, 2018
Reckoning with History: Interior’s Legacy of Bad Behavior
Ryan Zinke isn’t the first Interior secretary to attract controversy.
by
Adam M. Sowards
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High Country News
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January 3, 2018
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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
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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
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The Atlantic
on
November 13, 2017
partner
'Gavel-to-Gavel': The Watergate Scandal and Public Television
Experience the Watergate impeachment hearings and television broadcasts as so many did in 1973.
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Amanda Reichenbach
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting
on
November 3, 2017
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
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New York Review of Books
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October 31, 2017
partner
Donald Trump, Swamp Creature
Embracing the swamp won't sink Trump immediately. But it will sink him eventually.
by
Robert B. Mitchell
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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
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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.
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Matt Giles
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Smithsonian
on
June 8, 2017
The Greatest Hearings in American History
James Comey’s testimony joins the pantheon of dramatic congressional moments.
by
Joshua Zeitz
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Politico Magazine
on
June 7, 2017
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